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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by COGlory on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @09:25AM (#27983429)
>A 5-minute soak in a 40% solution of household bleach decontaminated stainless steel wires coated with chronic wasting disease (CWD) prions, according to a new study by National Institutes of Health scientists.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/household-blea...

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by quenix on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @11:35AM (#27985044)
Holy shit, 5 minutes soaked? That's intense
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by sudosysgen on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:09PM (#27989743)
Well, that is 40% household bleach. We could probably make a solution that disinfects faster.
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by Dah00n on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @07:42PM (#27991134)
Disinfects a cut thumb faster?
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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by sudosysgen on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @09:19PM (#27991731)
Yes. I wouldn't want to be the one dipping my thumb in 2x household bleach though.
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