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How hand sanitizer destroys bacteria

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Hand sanitizer does not poison germs; it executes them via structural failure. High concentrations of ethyl alcohol actively dissolve the lipid membranes holding bacteria together, causing their internal proteins to unravel and their cells to burst wide open. You are basically committing microscopic, explosive genocide every time you touch a public door handle.

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