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Re:IBM improves delivery of nanomeds that kill bacteria wher... by dlazerka on Saturday January 26, 2013 @09:31PM (#5122807)
"We can kill 100 percent of the bacteria"

Didn't read further. There's no such thing as "100%" in medicine (even pure alcohol does not). They're not scientists.

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Re:IBM improves delivery of nanomeds that kill bacteria wher... by NolF on Saturday January 26, 2013 @09:52PM (#5122846)
It's possible that alcohol kills 100% of the exposed bacteria, but we can't be sure due to measurement limitations, so that's why the bottles will say 99.99%.
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