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The technique that would effectively eradicate the anthrax from the mails during the 2001 bioterrorist attack.
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Sterilization by heat is one of the key factors in eradicating the microbes. The heat has the capability to denature the microbe’s proteins, altering its cell wall and causing irreversible damage to its
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