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		CydeWeys on Sept 12, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: iPhone X I would expect prions to be harder to sterilize than bacteria, actually. Prions aren't even alive.

ciniglio on Sept 12, 2017 [–]

They are much harder to sterilize, and autoclaves don't work. Ideally you'd dispose all tools exposed to prions, but if that's infeasible, the CDC recommends an autoclave in a bath of NaOH.

https://www.cdc.gov/prions/cjd/infection-control.html

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