sterilization
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UV radiation is deadly enough to many microorganisms that hospitals routinely use it for sterilization.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Wolbachia occurs naturally in mosquitoes, and scientists found they could exploit it: if the male carries the bacteria but the female does not, or carries a different strain, sterilization occurs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service maintains a screwworm pupae sterilization facility in North America and is currently building a new center in southern Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026
The staffers were also early adopters of telemedicine; the deadly nature of the Ebola virus required intense sterilization of anything that came into contact with a patient.
From Slate ● May 14, 2026
On March 29, 1924, with Priddy’s help, the Virginia Senate authorized eugenic sterilization within the state as long as the person to be sterilized had been screened by the “Boards of Mental-health institutions.”
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The new city budget, which took effect July 1, includes a $1-million increase in the spay and neuter budget, bringing the total to $6.5 million for animal sterilizations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
In spring 2021, the Legislature apologized to all Vermonters and their families and descendants who were harmed by state-sanctioned eugenics policies and practices that led to sterilizations.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 2023
And several past presidents supported voluntary and compulsory eugenic sterilizations at some point in their careers.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2023
Some patients who have been denied sterilizations have turned to therapists like Barbara DeBree, who has a private practice in Helena and writes letters to providers attesting that the patients have thought through their decisions.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2022
But Priddy was concerned that his attempts to achieve eugenic sterilizations would still be challenged by state and federal courts.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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Microbiology - High School
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