Silver is known to kill bacteria, but the addition of an electric current makes the process even more effective, killing up to 98% of bacteria.

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In addition, the Environmental Working Group last week published an analysis of existing data on antibiotic-resistant bacteria contained in meat sold in supermarkets.

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And one strategy they used, in addition to framing the discovery more sympatheticaly, was that Marshall swallowed a solution made up of the bacteria he said gave people ulcers and he showed how sick it could make a human being.

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