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Biology: Microbiology
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Cellular stress can induce yeast to promote prion formation - Cellular Stress Can Induce Yeast to Promote Prion Formation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Biochemists have identified a yeast protein called Lsb2 that can promote spontaneous prion formation ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Transmission risk of familial human prion diseases to mice - Transmission Risk of Familial Human Prion Diseases to Mice      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Familial human prion diseases are passed within families and are associated with 34 known prion prot ...

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 compounds inhibit prion infection - New Compounds Inhibit Prion Infection      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of prions, misfolded pr ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations - Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Crows fed on prion-infected brains from mice can transmit these infectious agents in their feces and ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Retinal prion disease study redefines role for brain cells - Retinal Prion Disease Study Redefines Role for Brain Cells      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists studying the progression of inherited and infectious eye diseases that can cause blindnes...

Biology: Microbiology
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Small loop in human prion protein prevents chronic wasting disease - Small Loop in Human Prion Protein Prevents Chronic Wasting Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Chronic wasting disease (CWD) affects North American elk and deer, but has not been observed in huma...

Biology: Microbiology
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Not all prion strains interfere with each other - Not All Prion Strains Interfere with Each Other      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The first example of prion strains that replicate independently in vitro and in vivo suggests that s ...

Biology: Microbiology
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The shape of infectious prions - The Shape of Infectious Prions: Understanding the Mechanisms of Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Prions are unique infective agents -- unlike viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites, prions do ...

Biology: Microbiology
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New models advance the study of deadly human prion diseases - New Models Advance the Study of Deadly Human Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By directly altering the gene coding for the prion protein (PrP), researchers have created mouse mod ...

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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Prions in the brain eliminated by homing molecules - Prions in the Brain Eliminated by Homing Molecules      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Toxic prions in the brain can be detected with self-illuminating polymers. The originators, at Linkö ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Unraveling one of prion disease's deadly secrets - Unraveling One of Prion Disease's Deadly Secrets      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A professor of biochemistry and molecular biology report an unanticipated role for prion nucleation ...

Biology: Microbiology
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New yeast prion helps cells survive - New Yeast Prion Helps Cells Survive      (via sciencedaily.com) 

One of the greatest mysterious in cellular biology has been given a new twist. Researchers now show...

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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New assay offers improved detection of deadly prion diseases - New Assay Offers Improved Detection of Deadly Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are a family of rare progressiv ...

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 ...