Prions Show Their Good Side
Thursday, May 8, 2008 - 19:21
in Biology & Nature
Prions, the infamous agents behind mad cow disease and its human variation, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, also have a helpful side. New research shows that normally functioning prions prevent neurons from working themselves to death. The findings appear in the May 5 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology.
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