Scientists show 'lifeless' prions capable of evolutionary change and adaptation
Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 20:49
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined for the first time that prions, bits of infectious protein devoid of DNA or RNA that can cause fatal neurodegenerative disease, are capable of Darwinian evolution.
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