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The most ingenious and effective bacteria filter you can imagine

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Scientists have found a perfect bacteria filter right in the gardens and parks around MIT, contained in every tree and plant. Called xylem, this vegetal tissue uses tiny capillaries to filter particles as small as 100 nanometers. As a result, when you fasten it to a tube, it can clean water out of any bacteria. Genius.

https://gizmodo.com/further-evidence-that-nature-is-not-the-opposite-of-tec-1451585330

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