Biology & Health
What Are Prions? Infectious Proteins Without DNA
Prions are misfolded proteins that spread by converting normal ones, with no DNA or RNA. How scrapie, kuru, and mad cow disease revealed the mechanism.
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Prions are misfolded proteins that spread by converting normal ones, with no DNA or RNA. How scrapie, kuru, and mad cow disease revealed the mechanism.