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Proof Positive for Prions.
- Source :
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Science Now . 4/21/2005, p3-4. 2p. 1 Black and White Photograph. - Publication Year :
- 2005
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Abstract
- The article highlights some new findings related to the prion hypothesis, according to which, the disease-causing protein PrP[sup Sc] makes copies of itself inside the brain, multiplying until it forms fibers that destroy neurons and eventually kill the animal. According to a study, rogue proteins are responsible for a host of fatal neurological diseases, including Mad Cow Disease and scrapie. In the first round of the study, researchers mixed ground up healthy brain with brain material from a scrapie-infected animal.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19478062
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Science Now
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 16857491