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April 4th, 2003

New clothes stab bugs with molecular daggers

Abstract:
Tiny molecular daggers that latch onto fibres stab and destroy microbes have been created, meaning "killer clothes" may soon be available. Anti-fungal socks could take on athlete's foot while, on a more serious note, military uniforms could kill anthrax.

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New Scientist

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