A team of scientists is calling for more research into how sunlight inactivates SARS-CoV-2 after realizing there is a clear difference between recent theory and experimental results. Paolo Luzatto-Fagis, a mechanical engineer at UC Santa Barbara, and colleagues found that the virus became inactive eight times faster in experiments predicting …
Read More »Ultraviolet light can destroy microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds of their genetic material. But UV light also damages human DNA, causing damage to the eyes and skin and increasing our risk of cancer. As it turns out, there is a loophole: the specific …
Read More »Ultraviolet light can destroy microscopic organisms such as bacteria and viruses by destroying the molecular bonds of their genetic material. But UV light also damages human DNA, causing damage to the eyes and skin and increasing our risk of cancer. As it turns out, there is a loophole: the specific …
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