Researchers discover protein protecting against chlorine

Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 08:00 in Health & Medicine

Chlorine is a common disinfectant that is used to kill bacteria, for example in swimming pools and drinking water supplies. Our immune system also produces chlorine, which causes proteins in bacteria to lose their natural folding. These unfolded proteins then begin to clump and lose their function.

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