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Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting by somebodythere on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @05:40PM (#19985839)
Aren't prions eliminated by cremation?
Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting by txru on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @06:06PM (#19986066)
Ah yeah you're right. I knew they couldn't be destroyed by an autoclave, and I misunderstood what exactly those do. They're only pressure and heat above boiling (120*C).
Re:Washington state lawmakers approve human corpse composting by Fomite on Wednesday May 22, 2019 @07:04PM (#19986559)
Note that cremation produces its own human-health, especially in the form of mercury output from vaporized dental amalgams.