inactivate
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Pasteurization and proper cooking techniques inactivate the virus.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024
Pasteurization should also inactivate flu viruses, which are known to be fragile and heat-sensitive, experts said.
From New York Times • Apr. 23, 2024
Still, he wonders whether the commonly used “high temperature, short time” pasteurization, which heats milk to about 72°C for 15 or 20 seconds, is enough to inactivate all the virus in a sample.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 22, 2024
The NUS team has now found that methylglyoxal can temporarily inactivate such cancer-preventing genes, suggesting that repeated episodes of poor diet or uncontrolled diabetes can 'add up' over time to increase cancer risk.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2024
Extracts in which no attempt was made to inactivate the enzymes present proved unsatisfactory.
From Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae A Taxonomic Study by Stallcup, William B.
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