• girlfreddy@lemmy.ca
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    11 months ago

    It’s actually worse than a virus.

    Once an environment is infected, the pathogen is extremely hard to eradicate. It can persist for years in dirt or on surfaces, and scientists report it is resistant to disinfectants, formaldehyde, radiation and incineration at 600C (1,100F).

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      11 months ago

      The pathogen in question is a prion (a mutant contagious protein molecule)

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        11 months ago

        Seeing as most of us eat herbivores that feed on the foliage growing in infected soil, that’s an issue as well.

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          Not just herbivores. While unlikely, you don’t exactly want prions on your fucking spinach either. Infected deer and farm fields should not mix. You need apex predators ASAP.