France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal brain disease strikes

Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by disabled on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @02:57PM (#27988095)

Keep in mind that the researcher was only 23 years old at the time when the lab accident happened. In some ways, she was basically a kid. As everyone knows, she ended up dying because of this.

A human has a fully developed adult brain around age 25, but for some people it is not until age 30 [1].

[1] https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/adult-brain?rebelltitem=1#re...

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by stjohnswarts on Thursday July 29, 2021 @10:41AM (#27997123)

I used to mention this to my binge drinking buddies in college when they wanted me to kill more than a few brain cells with them. In general moderation in all things.

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by oh_sigh on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @05:46PM (#27990157)

I wonder how much time you would have to sever your finger if you get poked by a tainted forcep?

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by disabled on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @07:59PM (#27991248)

That’s beyond the point. I am saying this as somebody with type 1 diabetes who has to poke themself with needles to draw blood daily.

Her finger most likely got lanced, by a very thin forcep tip. It was never about “severing”.

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by metiscus on Wednesday July 28, 2021 @08:54PM (#27991556)

I think the point was, if you were injected with the prion in a finger, how long would you have to sever that finger to prevent the prion from entering the rest of your body.

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by SpikeDad on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:04AM (#27992664)

Can we call this the "World War Z Problem"?

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by perl4ever on Thursday July 29, 2021 @12:16AM (#27992720)

I think this article, or another, said that probably applying disinfectant immediately would've been enough.

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by wikibob on Thursday July 29, 2021 @02:08AM (#27993358)

Prions are not affected by disinfectant

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Re:France issues moratorium on prion research after fatal br... by perl4ever on Friday July 30, 2021 @12:22AM (#28004414)

You think you know more about chemistry than...a lawyer?

"The thumb should have been soaked in a bleach solution immediately, which did not happen, [the family's lawyer] adds"

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