Germ KillersConstant Wonder • Season 2022, Episode 533
Jun 24, 2020 • 53m
Space-Age Sanitation
Guest: Brendan Niemira, Research Leader, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture
Cold plasma is an alternative method of sanitation that is effective in killing both bacteria and viruses, and it can be used safely on food.
Copper: An Ancient Antimicrobial
Guest: Michael Schmidt, Professor, Microbiology and Immunology, Medical University of South Carolina
Could copper’s bacteria- and virus-killing superpower make hospitals a safer, cleaner place for patients? The ancients knew all about its germ-busting capabiities.
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