inactivation
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Plasma in particular goes through a process called pathogen inactivation, which filters out viruses and bacteria, significantly reduces the risk of an infection being passed on to a patient.
From BBC • Jun. 17, 2025
This whole-virus inactivation method, mostly using other chemicals, was the standard way to make flu vaccines into the 1970s, when it was modified, partly because whole-virus vaccines caused high fevers or even seizures in children.
From Salon • May 6, 2025
Arhgap36’s inactivation pattern in calicos and tortoiseshells is typical of a gene on the X chromosome, Brown says, but it’s unusual that a deletion mutation would make a gene more active, not less.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 27, 2024
While determining the exact chemical mechanisms responsible for viral inactivation will require further study, they say these findings point to wood as a promising potential candidate for sustainable, natural antiviral materials.
From Science Daily • Jun. 19, 2024
The first, inactivation of the 24th Infantry and the choice of a replacement, was quickly overcome.
From Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 by MacGregor, Morris J.
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