New approach to protecting prion protein from altering shape, becoming infectious

Thursday, July 18, 2013 - 13:32 in Biology & Nature

Scientists have identified a mechanism that can prevent the normal prion protein from changing its molecular shape into the abnormal form responsible for neurodegenerative diseases.

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