Cold plasmas are able to kill bacteria by damaging microbial DNA and surface structures without being harmful to human tissues.

冷等离子体能够通过破坏微生物dna和表面结构杀灭细菌，并不会对人体组织造成损伤。

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Rising sea levels threaten to flood its mangrove forests and beaches, while increased acidification and rising surface temperatures may eventually kill the coral.

提升的海平面淹没了红树林和海滩，而更严重的酸化以及海平面温度的升高最终可能杀死珊瑚。

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Even if BP's current "top kill" effort to stop the gushing well works, the oil hanging at and below the surface still needs to be cleaned up before a storm makes it worse, Studwell said.

即使英国石油公司目前的“杀手锏”能成功阻止原油的泄露，但是在飓风将这一切变得更糟糕之前，那些漂浮在海面上以及海面下的原油需要尽快清理干净。

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Ultraviolet light could kill anthrax on the surface of items, but not inside envelopes or packages.

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And what I mean by that is we believe that the cap will work just fine in the containment, that through a couple of different areas, that cap will take oil to the surface as well as to the choke and kill lines.

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