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Biology: Microbiology
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Tracking down BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Tracking Down BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have identified an altered expression of endogenous retroviruses in BSE-infected macaque...

Biology: Microbiology
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease treatment shows promising early results - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Treatment Shows Promising Early Results      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A promising new treatment for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) has shown 'very encouraging' early res...

Biology: Microbiology
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New skin test detects prion infection before symptoms appear - New Skin Test Detects Prion Infection Before Symptoms Appear      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Prions can infect both humans and animals, causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, mad co ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Soil compound fights chronic wasting disease - Soil Compound Fights Chronic Wasting Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A major compound in soil organic matter degrades chronic wasting disease prions and decreases infect...

Biology: Microbiology
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Chronic wasting disease - Chronic Wasting Disease: A Growing Threat to Wildlife and Humans      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research summarizes the efforts in disease surveillance and risk management of chronic wasting d...

Biology: Microbiology
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Blood test to screen for fatal variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Blood Test to Screen for Fatal Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A blood test accurately screened for infection with the agent responsible for variant Creutzfeldt-Ja...

Biology: Microbiology
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Targeted culling of deer controls disease with little effect on hunting - Targeted Culling of Deer Controls Disease with Little Effect on Hunting      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Chronic wasting disease, the deer-equivalent of mad cow disease, has crept across the US landscape f ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Flexible tail of the prion protein poisons brain cells - Flexible Tail of the Prion Protein Poisons Brain Cells      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Prion proteins are the infectious pathogens that cause Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Protective prion keeps yeast cells from going it alone - Protective Prion: A Savior for Yeast Cells      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of scientists has added markedly to the job description of prions as agents of change, identi...

Biology: Microbiology
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Copper facilitates prion disease, scientists show - Copper Facilitates Prion Disease, Scientists Show      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Many of us are familiar with prion disease from its most startling and unusual incarnations —- the o...

Biology: Microbiology
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Most lethal known species of prion protein identified - Most Lethal Known Species of Prion Protein Identified      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have identified a single prion protein that causes neuronal death similar to that seen in...

Biology: Microbiology
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New trick up their sleeve - New Trick Up Their Sleeve: How Scientists are Using Nanoparticles to Fight Cancer      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Nerve-damaging protein particles called prions have long been known to exist in mammals. Now, in a s...

Biology: Microbiology
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Grass plants can transport infectious prions - Grass Plants Can Transport Infectious Prions: A New Study Reveals      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Grass plants can bind, uptake and transport infectious prions, according to researchers. Prions are...

Biology: Microbiology
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New test detects toxic prions in blood - New Test Detects Toxic Prions in Blood: A Breakthrough in Prion Disease Diagnosis      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The first cases of mad cow disease in humans occurred in the late 1990s and are thought to be the co ...