How Household Bleach Kills Bacteria
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 11:35
in Health & Medicine
Developed more than 200 years ago and found in households around the world, chlorine bleach is among the most widely used disinfectants, yet scientists never have understood exactly how the familiar product kills bacteria.
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