sterilization

Even rigorous sterilization cannot eliminate every hardy organism.

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

Ethylene oxide is a colorless gas often used in the sterilization of medical devices, particularly those that can’t be cleaned using steam or radiation.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 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

Meanwhile, each morning after putting Henrietta’s cells in culture, Mary started her days with the usual sterilization drill.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

What the researchers found was that despite all the attention on male vasectomies post-Dobbs, the rise in tubal sterilizations among females was twice as high as the increase among vasectomies in males.

From Salon ● Apr. 12, 2024

And several past presidents supported voluntary and compulsory eugenic sterilizations at some point in their careers.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 24, 2023

Female sterilizations rose to 18 that month from just three in July 2021.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2022

Wade, something she thought would never happen, she asked her health insurance provider if it covered sterilizations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 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