Sterilization (microbiology)

In microbiology, sterilization was a process that destroyed life, typically that of bacteria or other microorganisms.
In 2151, Crewman Cutler sterilized sample containers before a mission on the planet Archer IV. ()
The Earth probe Nomad was originally programmed to secure and sterilize soil samples from other planets. In 2267, Nomad's programmed function, a sterilization procedure, was to probe for biological infestations and to destroy that which was not perfect. Aboard the , Spock performed a Vulcan mind probe and confirmed Nomad's function to search out, identify, and sterilize imperfection. Nomad later declared its intention of returning to Earth to sterilize that which was in , as sterilization was correction. Captain James T. Kirk referred to sterilization as Nomad's prime directive. ()
In 2366, Doctor Paul Stubbs entered a computer access room aboard the and fired high level gamma radiation at a computer core processor which sterilized it and killed nanites inside the upper core. ()
== See also ==
* Agricultural sterilization agent
* Emergency field sterilization
* Sterile field
* Sterile pad
* Sterilite
* Sterilization procedure
* Quarantine field
== External link ==
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Category:Biology