Rare Brain Disease is Caused by Cousin of Mad Cow Agent, Study Finds

Monday, August 31, 2015 - 16:20 in Biology & Nature

A rare, incurable brain disorder that resembles Parkinson's disease is caused by a mutant protein similar to the prions that cause mad cow disease.

Read the whole article on MSNBC: Science

More from MSNBC: Science

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox! It's free!

Check out our next project, Biology.Net