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In 2013, NASA discovered a bacteria evading its most stringent disinfections. Scientists just figured out how it does it.

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Researchers have developed a compound that is effective against common bacteria that can lead to rare, dangerous illnesses. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...

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