sterilize

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Scientists in the 1950s discovered a technique that uses radiation to sterilize male parasitic flies.

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Holmes’ words were a quintessential expression of “eugenics,” a pseudoscientific notion that social problems can be alleviated by focusing on heredity, and sequestering, forcibly sterilizing or even murdering those whose genetic heritage jeopardizes civilization.

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The rule from which they are seeking relief applies to a chemical known as ethylene oxide, or EtO, which is commonly used to sterilize medical devices that can’t be cleaned using steam or radiation.

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San Bernardino County officials have made new deals with a local nonprofit to help sterilize and relocate wild donkeys.

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In the manifesto, the author denounced those who bring human life into the world and declared an end goal of “sterilizing this planet of the disease of life.”

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