Maxim

I'm curious what you will find! I wonder if it dovetails with other research such as the eye drops to resolve cataracts that is being used on dogs (http://www.wisechoicemedicine.com/product/can-c-is-for-dogs-too/ or https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/eye-drops-clear-cataracts). I wonder how all this stuff will shake out.

You kinda lost me after the word "Materials" :-)

E. Coli lives matter, too!

I love basic research or "pure science" even if pursued only out of curiosity, but wouldn't it be fun if one day this study was looked back on as the key that unlocked a door to better antibiotics or some other practical application?

I give you now Professor Twist, A conscientious scientist, Trustees exclaimed, "He never bungles!" And sent him off to distant jungles. Camped on a tropic riverside, One day he missed his loving bride. She had, the guide informed him later, Been eaten by an alligator. Professor Twist could not but smile. "You mean," he said, "a crocodile." The Purist by Ogden Nash