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Re:Polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing ant... by vmarovic on Friday December 22, 2023 @03:20PM (#38738191)
> A polymer that kills cell walls indiscriminately is hardly an acceptable solution for a human.

Human cells don’t have cell walls, so it would not affect them.

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Re:Polymers capable of killing bacteria without inducing ant... by onetimeuse92304 on Friday December 22, 2023 @03:26PM (#38738247)
Funny... you are actually right.

But there are also bacteria without cell walls.

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