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Scientists discover how blue and green clays kill bacteria

hands holding a pot with natural clay

Researchers unearth a natural clay deposit with antibacterial activity.

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Scientist Keith Morrison working in a mineral deposit

Scientist Keith Morrison works in a mineral deposit to understand how antibacterial clays form.

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Outcrop of antibacterial blue clay and elemental sulfur (yellow) in a volcanic sulfide deposit.

Outcrop of antibacterial blue clay and elemental sulfur (yellow) in a volcanic sulfide deposit.

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Biogeochemist Keith Morrison sieves antibacterial blue clay in the Oregon Cascades.

Biogeochemist Keith Morrison sieves antibacterial blue clay in the Oregon Cascades.

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E.coli bacteria cluster, showing attack of the bacterial membrane (yellow).

E.coli bacteria cluster, showing attack of the bacterial membrane (yellow).

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Researchers Lynda Williams, Rajeev Misra, Maitrayee Bose in a lab

Researchers Lynda Williams, Rajeev Misra and Maitrayee Bose worked to uncover the mechanism.

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