"Some people have tried to kill germs with vacs," Mr. Douglas said.
Although it does not kill germs, vigorous washing effectively dislodges them from your hands.
Still debatable is whether the strips kill germs the way the mouthwash does.
Whether it was to provide a post-sauna kick or to kill germs, she couldn't or wouldn't say.
The army is deployed despite scientists' repeated warnings that the more you try to kill germs, the stronger they become.
Ground beef is vulnerable to contamination, and health experts advise consumers to cook burgers thoroughly to kill germs.
The silver is already used in more than 200 consumer products to kill germs, according to some tallies.
The drug is a synthetic chemical derived from dye stuff and is said to kill germs which have entered the blood stream.
Prized by campers, iodine tablets kill germs in water, but their potential role after a terrorist strike seems like something out of the post-apocalypse film "Mad Max".
The market for antimicrobial doorknobs, hospital fixtures and other products that kill germs on contact may be about to take on a coppery sheen.
It is heated to 370 degrees, which Mr. Hudson said is hot enough to kill germs and bacteria, and then tested for foreign objects and contaminants.
