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The_Darkprofit t1_irzxkrk wrote

Reply to comment by CloudPeels in "New antibiotic hiding in diseased potatoes thwarts fungal infections in plants and humans" by tonymmorley

I do have a house with all brass doorknobs, had them since 1880s. Don’t mistake time passing for progress.

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WhatIsntByNow t1_is0oxbz wrote

Yeah but were they put in for antimicrobial properties or just because humans have always liked shiny things.

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