Impact of prion proteins on the nerves revealed for the first time
30-year-old research question finally answered
10-Aug-2016 -
When prion proteins mutate, they trigger mad cow and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Although they are found in virtually every organism, the function of these proteins remained unclear. Researchers from the University of Zurich and the University Hospital Zurich now demonstrate that prion proteins, ...
bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
nerves
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