Scripps Florida scientists show 'lifeless' prions capable of evolutionary change and adaptation

Thursday, December 31, 2009 - 15:35 in Biology & Nature

JUPITER, FL -- Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have determined for the first time that prions, bits of infectious protein devoid of DNA or RNA that can cause fatal neurodegenerative...

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