True or false ? Prions are effectively eradicated from contaminated specimens or equipment by autoclaving the material for 2 hours at standard temperature and pressure
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First, what are prions? Prions are infectious agents made up of misfolded proteins that can cause degenerative diseases in humans and animals, such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and mad cow disease. Show more…
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