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Contact: Michael Patrick Rutter
mrutter@seas.harvard.edu
617-496-3815
Harvard University

SLIPS Bacteria Ban Image

Caption: By tricking bacteria into thinking they have nowhere to attach and grow, researchers have developed a remarkable way to deter harmful biofilm growth on surfaces.

Credit: Joanna Aizenberg, Rebecca Belisle and Tak-Sing Wong

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