Lynda Williams, Rajeev Misra and Maitrayee Bose (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Lynda Williams, Rajeev Misra and Maitrayee Bose

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ASU professors Lynda Williams and Rajeev Misra, together with Williams' former doctoral student Keith Morrison (not pictured), discovered how naturally occurring blue and green clays have antibacterial properties. The NanoSIMS instrument, managed by Maitrayee Bose (right), produced images showing how elements in the clays attack microbes.

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Deanna Dent/ASU

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