Fighting bacteria with mucus

Thursday, November 8, 2012 - 16:00 in Health & Medicine

Slimy layers of bacterial growth, known as biofilms, pose a significant hazard in industrial and medical settings. Once established, biofilms are very difficult to remove, and a great deal of research has gone into figuring out how to prevent and eradicate them.

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