Scientists create anthrax-unfriendly "killer silk"
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Silk treated with chlorine has been shown to kill anthrax-like bacteria within minutes of contact (Photo via Shutterstock)
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When anthrax spores go dormant, they develop a tough outer coating that can withstand heat, radiation and antibiotics, in one case even allowing them to come back to life after 250 million years. It seems that such spores could be no match, however, for a special pair of silk curtains.
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