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Adding more salt to the liquid that cells grow in makes it harder for many viruses to copy themselves inside those cells, and the more salt you add, the less the viruses copy themselves, without harming the cells.
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Antiviral innate immune response in non-myeloid cells is augmented by chloride ions via an increase in intracellular hypochlorous acid levels
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2018 Sep 11The study tested exactly what the claim said—adding more salt to cells reduced virus growth—and found it works by making a bleach-like substance inside cells to fight viruses.
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