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Old 04-26-2012, 07:45 AM
 
Location: deafened by howls of 'racism!!!'
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How long can it live outside a live animal?
indefinitely, since it's not truly 'alive,' per se.

in fact, it's damn near impossible to 'kill' or inactivate it:

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Prions can be destroyed through incineration providing the incinerator can maintain a temperature of 900 F for four hours. In an autoclave, prions can be deactivated by using a temperature of 270 F at 21 psi for 90 minutes. If the infectious material is in a solution of sodium hydroxide, deactivation will occur after one hour at 250 F and 21 psi.
BSE Info - Deactivation of Prions
900 degrees for four hours? that's nuts.
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Old 04-26-2012, 07:52 AM
 
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Suckers ask questions?

It's bad to pose questions on a discussion forum?
Your *questions* are pretty much insinuations with a ? thrown on the end.

The famous, "have you quit beating your wife?" was also just a question.
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