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Tag: Sponges
Sea sponges ‘can save us from superbugs'
The molecules are 10 times stronger than existing antibiotics and can treat superbugs like MRSA. Scientists used mini submarines fitted with underwater cameras like those used on the blockbuster BBC David Attenborough Blue Planet II series to harvest them. The Plymouth University researchers found the bacteria-killing compounds 1.25 miles below sea level. Dr Mathew Upton […]
Sea sponges ‘can save us from superbugs’
SCIENTISTS are harvesting bacteria-eating compounds from sea sponges that could be used to kill drug-resistant infections. Daily Express :: Health Feed
Watch Stop-Motion Buns, Breads, Sponges, etc. Sing Paul McCartney in Trailer for the New, Mary Berry-Less ‘Great British Bake Off’
The Great British Bake Off (or, in America, Great British Baking Show) is undergoing a transformation; whatever may happen to its tone, the next series will not feature Mary Berry as judge, and hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins have also departed, leaving…Paul Hollywood as the one leftover from the original series. Oof. So those who have fallen […]
Kitchen sponges are festering germ dens—and sanitizing them doesn’t help
Enlarge / Some germy places in the house include the kitchen faucet and sponges. Typically people wash their hands after handling raw meat in the kitchen and frequently use sponges or cloths to wipe germs from surfaces in the kitchen. (Photo by Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/MCT via Getty Images) (credit: Getty | MCT) Scientists have long […]
Sponges innocent of producing a toxic industrial chemical
Enlarge / This branching tube sponge wouldn’t seem to benefit much from a flame retardant. (credit: NOAA) Scientific advancements have led to the introduction of many new chemicals into daily life. Unfortunately, along with their benefits, some of those chemicals have brought problems with toxicity. One group of chemicals that has faced this challenge is called […]
