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Keep in mind that the researcher was only 23 years old at the time when the lab accident happened. In some ways, she was basically a kid. As everyone knows, she ended up dying because of this.

A human has a fully developed adult brain around age 25, but for some people it is not until age 30 [1].

[1] https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/adult-brain?rebelltitem=1#re...

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I used to mention this to my binge drinking buddies in college when they wanted me to kill more than a few brain cells with them. In general moderation in all things.

I wonder how much time you would have to sever your finger if you get poked by a tainted forcep?

That’s beyond the point. I am saying this as somebody with type 1 diabetes who has to poke themself with needles to draw blood daily.

Her finger most likely got lanced, by a very thin forcep tip. It was never about “severing”.

I think the point was, if you were injected with the prion in a finger, how long would you have to sever that finger to prevent the prion from entering the rest of your body.

Can we call this the "World War Z Problem"?

I think this article, or another, said that probably applying disinfectant immediately would've been enough.

Prions are not affected by disinfectant

You think you know more about chemistry than...a lawyer?

"The thumb should have been soaked in a bleach solution immediately, which did not happen, [the family's lawyer] adds"

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