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Re:Doctors investigate mystery brain disease in Canada by sokoloff on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @10:20AM (#27050189)
For brain surgery, it seems like washing them off the implements and into the water cycle is still an enormous win in terms of risk.
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Re:Doctors investigate mystery brain disease in Canada by fao_ on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:23PM (#27051951)
I'm not sure you understand how irresponsible that is.
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Re:Doctors investigate mystery brain disease in Canada by NoSorryCannot on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @07:04PM (#27056990)
Do you understand how irresponsible it is? It might be but it's obvious. How common are prions? How many prions get into the water cycle already? Prions probably don't go through the water cycle's gas phase. Are we worried about seafood? Surely lots of prions end up in oceans and lakes already.

It sounds a bit scary but it's not clear that it would change the risk profile.

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Re:Doctors investigate mystery brain disease in Canada by sokoloff on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @12:32PM (#27052098)
That might be. I'm not an expert.

Is it more irresponsible than not removing them prior to operating on someone's brain?

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Re:Doctors investigate mystery brain disease in Canada by fao_ on Wednesday May 05, 2021 @08:48PM (#27057856)
You're acting like those are the only two options available, though. That's not the case.
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