Study Reveals How Bleach Wipes Out Bacteria

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Study Reveals How Bleach Wipes Out Bacteria
Fri Nov 14 18:04:46 EST 2008

Researchers have figured out just how bleach kills bacteria, according to a new study in the journal Cell . Ursula Jakob, one of the authors of the paper, explains how bleach does its dirty work and how this information might be put to good use. External site

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