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Prion
A prion (short for
proteinaceous infectious
particle) is a unique type
of infectious agent, as it
is made only of protein. It
is now commonly accepted
that prions are responsible
for a number of previously
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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy
Bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE),
commonly known as mad cow
disease, is a fatal,
neurodegenerative disease of
cattle. BSE has attracted
wide attention because it
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Protein folding
Protein folding is the
process by which a protein
structure assumes its
functional shape or
conformation. All protein
molecules are heterogeneous
unbranched chains of amino
acids. By coiling and
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Pathogen
A pathogen or infectious
agent is a biological agent
that causes disease or
illness to its host. The
term is most often used for
agents that disrupt the
normal physiology of a
multicellular animal or
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Transmission (medicine)
In medicine, transmission is the passing of a disease from an infected individual or group to a previously uninfected individual or group. In order to survive, microorganisms that require human hosts ... > more -
Growth hormone
Growth hormone is a polypeptide hormone synthesised and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans and other vertebrate ... > more -
Domestic sheep
The domestic sheep (Ovis aries), the most common species of the sheep genus (Ovis), is a woolly ruminant quadruped which probably descends from the wild mouflon of south-central and south-west Asia. ... > more -
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Columbian White-tailed Deer
The Columbian white-tailed deer is one of 30 subspecies of the white-tailed deer in North America, and one of two subspecies found in Oregon, the other being the Idaho white-tailed ... > more
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