Virus Toothpaste
Written by WTJ on July 11, 2007 – 9:43 pm -
When I read this piece of news, the first thought came across my mind was “Virus Toothpaste”
In one of the first potential applications of synthetic biology, an emerging field that aims to design and build useful biomolecular systems, researchers from MIT and Boston University are engineering viruses to attack and destroy the surface “biofilms” that harbor harmful bacteria in the body and on industrial and medical devices.
– ScienceDaily: Team Builds Viruses to Combat Harmful ‘Biofilms’
Biofilms are microenvironments and niche form by microorganisms. Biofilms consist of layers of microorganisms immobilized at a substratum surface with complex structural and functional characteristics. They can easily form on the teeth in the form of plaque.
Will the toothpaste in the future be advertised as “whitening, refreshing and full of virus”. By the way, not all viruses are bad, there are good viruses too.
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July 11th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
i guess that’s one of the most powerful toothpaste we can ever had if successful…
if the viruses able to survive in our oral well, we might not even need to brush our teeth~ hahaha~
July 11th, 2007 at 9:58 pm
haha.. why not making a virus chewing gum? all you need is chewing
July 11th, 2007 at 10:01 pm
hey! that’s also a good idea!
better than not brushing teeth at all~
hahahah~!!!