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Medieval Potion Shown to Kill Problematic Bacteria
Medieval Potion Shown to Kill Problematic Bacteria
It's summer, and now that we are part of the Dotdash team we all get to take a few Fridays off, so expect to see short Monday newsletters for the next few weeks.
 
It has long been a theme on Treehugger: remembering old ways, from recipes to building design. But now Melissa goes way, way back a full millennium, 500 years before Shakespeare's witches' brew cooked up from "Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog." It's Bald's eyesalve, made from onion, garlic, wine, and bile – "a 1,000-year-old remedy that is remarkably effective today" at killing bacteria. Paging Dr. Fauci....
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Fighting Disease with Design
Fighting Disease with Design: Light, Air and Openness
More shock of the old: how 100-year-old design ideas can fight disease.
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Bicycle Camper Could Be a Micro RV
Bicycle Camper Could Be a Micro RV for Your E-Bike
I used to think these were silly, but the e-bike boom changes everything.
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Bike Touring May Be the Perfect Way to Travel This Summer
Bike Touring May Be the Perfect Way to Travel This Summer
You don't need a trailer, especially in crosswinds.
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Why Are Short People Half As Likely to Get Covid-19
Why Are Short People Half As Likely to Get Covid-19?
A roundup of recent research, and more proof that the virus is airborne.
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