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You don't need live viruses, just their RNA.

• kardos 6y ago
  ... so do we know how fast the RNA degrades in sewer conditions?
  • marcosdumay 6y ago
    Slowly enough to not matter. Unless something is degrading it, RNA can last years.
    • ddrt 6y ago
      I’m pretty sure ribonucleases are found everywhere (even in sewage) so if enough are present it would break down all RNA fast. RNases come from skin and dust, for example.
    • xkcd-sucks 6y ago
      lol no, rna degrades if you so much as look at it. dna is quite a bit more stable. https://www.bioline.com/rna-hints-and-tips/ https://www.bioline.com/rna-hints-and-tips/
  • epmaybe 6y ago
    very, very fast.