inactivate
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Use of gene therapies becomes more challenging as patients age and grow, because treating them often requires higher doses of the inactivated viruses used to deliver the replacement genes.
From Barron's
Before those analyses began on the lab’s cramped ninth floor, technicians in the field sought to “inactivate” the specimens to prevent the viral material from infecting anyone.
From Washington Post
The vaccine, which cost pennies per dose, was made like the human one, by growing the virus in eggs and then inactivating it with chemicals.
From Science Magazine
China has instead relied on less effective, traditional vaccines made with inactivated coronaviruses.
From Science Magazine
This also inactivates the natural enzymes in the foods, preventing further nutrient loss.
From Salon
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