Virus-like structure calls into question origin of diseases such as 'mad cow'
Monday, December 13, 2010 - 07:02
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Yale University researcher has found virus-like genetic material within samples of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and scrapie, a finding that challenges scientific consensus on the nature of these deadly brain-wasting diseases.