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24-10-2003, 04:32 AM

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.........In other words, it is believed that
neither heat nor solvents kill prions, AFAIK.
............ Pat

I agree Pat. For one thing, you can't kill what isn't alive. Prions are
abnormal protein fragments, not living organisms. I'm still amazed that
such a thing can cause such awful diseases. (Other animals have their
own version of prion caused disease.) I just hope those diseases remain
at least as uncommon as they are now. Wishful thinking.

Steve