In article <rhubner-2E9ADF.15071505062000 at news.uia.ac.be>, Roland
Hübner <rhubner at gins.uia.ac.be> wrote:
> sorry... It is indeed quite likely that potatoes are not biting each
> other in muddy waters ;^) Did the BBC program tell what crocodiline et
> al. is (chemically) made of?
No, which is why I'm trying to find out about it!
> ps. Annual Meeting of the Am. Society for Microbiology:
> "an extract made from potato peel prevents adhesion of bacteria to
> host cells, which researchers suggest is a strategy that should be
> studied as an alternative to traditional antibiotics"
Hmm wonder what the effect of heat/saliva is on the substance??
R
--
Richard P. Grant MAD Phil http://www.gerbil.org.uk/
Please reply to rpg 'at' mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk
Sex and bugs and rock and roll
