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349: Punctured to Death by Spikes

This Week in Microbiology by American Society for Microbiology

Feb 1, 202658:42Religion & Spirituality

TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on contact, and virus-host evolution is reshaped by microgravity aboard the International Space Station....

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349: Punctured to Death by Spikes is an episode from This Week in Microbiology by American Society for Microbiology. TWiM explains how mechano-bactericidal surfaces made from diverse materials and patterned with spikes kill bacteria on cont...

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349: Punctured to Death by Spikes

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