Showing posts with label bacteria. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bacteria. Show all posts

Friday, May 23, 2008

Teen Decomposes Plastic Bag In Three Months

"Plastic takes thousands of years to decompose -- but 16-year-old science fair contestant Daniel Burd made it happen in just three months. The Waterloo, Ontario high school junior figured that something must make plastic degrade, even if it does take a millennia, and that something was probably bacteria."

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Saturday, May 3, 2008

How Your Computer Is Five Times Dirtier Than Your Toilet Seat

" Computer keyboards can harbor more harmful bacteria than a lavatory seat, it has been claimed. Many users are at risk of becoming ill with stomach bugs, according to the consumer group Which?

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