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How scientists are fighting infection-causing biofilms

  • Written by Nicholas Fitzkee, Associate Professor of Chemistry, Mississippi State University
How scientists are fighting infection-causing biofilmsAn artist depiction of a biofilm harboring antibiotic-resistant rod-shaped and spherical bacteria. Kateryna Kon/Shutterstock.com

The surfaces people interact with every day may seem rather mundane, but at the molecular scale, there is more activity than meets the eye.

Every surface we touch has its own unique chemical properties. It’s...

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