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Camilo543 t1_j81z2fz wrote

Reply to comment by Natolx in Can the Radiation from a Sample of Depleted Uranium Sterilize? by Natolx

Would this make UV sterilization impossible?

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Tiny_Rat t1_j822bd1 wrote

UV sterilization would definitely photobleach GFP in the time it took to kill the bacteria.

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Natolx OP t1_j822zcg wrote

>Would this make UV sterilization impossible?

Yes, unfortunately the fluorescent protein would absorb the UV and protect the bacteria! Although there is a small chance UVC might work.... That is well outside of the absorption spectra of the protein

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