Novel Approach In Molecular Differentiation Of Prion Strains
Sunday, August 31, 2008 - 10:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have identified a prion protein characteristic that is unique to some natural but unusual sheep scrapie cases. This finding may provide a novel method by which to study prion diversity and their possible changes during cross-species transmission.
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