'Lifeless' prions able to evolve
Saturday, January 2, 2010 - 15:14
in Biology & Nature
JUPITER, Fla., Jan. 2 (UPI) -- Mutant prions linked to mad cow, among other diseases, can evolve and become drug resistant, scientists in Florida have learned.
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