Bill Nye “The Science Guy” – Wash your hands!

-Soap is made of pin-shaped molecules, each of which has a hydrophilic head — it readily bonds with water — and a hydrophobic tail, which shuns water and prefers to link up with oils and fats.

-These molecules assemble themselves into little bubbles called micelles, with heads pointing outward and tails tucked inside.

-A virus like COVID-19 has lipid membranes that resemble double-layered micelles and the membranes contain with important proteins that allow viruses to infect cells.

-Soap molecules disrupt coronavrius’ chemical bonds that allow them to stick to surfaces

– When you rinse your hands, the damaged and trapped virus is washed away by soap molecules

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