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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by roflc0ptic on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @09:22AM (#27983387)
yes, bleach kills microorganisms by denaturing their proteins.
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by rcxdude on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @04:29PM (#27989318)
Yes, though prions are extremely tough by protein standards (surviving extremely high temperatures and acidity, making them difficult to clean away. Prions have been transmitted from patient to patient through sterilized instruments used in brain surgery)
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by Scoundreller on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @10:28AM (#27984216)
And by oxidizing everything else. It’s not denaturation that’s making my clothes white again.
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