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How can we use sound waves to eliminate infections?

Oxford Sparks Big Questions

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How to Remove Bacteria From Your Body

Are we actually destroying bacteria or are we just moving it? That's a really good question. And that's exactly what we're trying to figure out. One of the challenges in just, you know, having our own human immune cells fight infections is that bacteria are really good at protecting themselves with a bunch of proteins and sugars which they use to kind of shield themselves from our body.

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