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How Household Bleach Kills Bacteria
November 13, 2008 — Developed more than 200 years ago and found in households around the world, chlorine bleach is among the most widely used disinfectants, yet scientists never have understood exactly how the familiar ... > full story -
Tracking Down The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease: First Synthetic Prion Protein With An Anchor
October 8, 2008 — Researchers in Germany and Switzerland have developed a new general method for the synthesis of anchored proteins, such as GPI-anchored prions, which cause scrapie and mad cow ... > full story -
Is There More To Prion Protein Than Mad Cow Disease?
September 29, 2008 — Prion protein, a form of protein that triggers BSE, is associated with other brain diseases in cattle, raising the possibility of a significant increase in the range of prion disease. Scientists have ... > full story -
Protective Pathway In Stressed Cells Not So Helpful When It Comes To Prions
September 15, 2008 — Scientists have discovered that an important cellular quality control mechanism may actually be toxic to some brain cells during prion infection. The research proposes a new general mechanism of ... > full story -
Mad Cow Disease Also Caused By Genetic Mutation
September 12, 2008 — New findings about the causes of mad cow disease show that sometimes it may be genetic. Until several years ago, it was thought that the cattle prion disease bovine spongiform encephalopathy -- also ... > full story -
Changes In Urine Could Lead To BSE Test For Live Animals
September 5, 2008 — Researchers have demonstrated that protein levels in urine samples can indicate both the presence and progress of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy disease in cattle. The scientists hope that their ... > full story -
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Infectious, Test Tube-Produced Prions Can Jump The 'Species Barrier'
September 4, 2008 — Researchers have shown that they can create entirely new strains of infectious proteins known as prions in the laboratory by simply mixing infectious prions from one species with the normal prion ... > full story -
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease: Humans Could Be Infected Through Blood Transfusions
August 29, 2008 — A nine-year study in sheep has added to the evidence that Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) can be transmitted through blood transfusion in humans. The likelihood of Bovine spongiform encephalopathy ... > full story -
Novel Approach In Molecular Differentiation Of Prion Strains
August 28, 2008 — Scientists have identified a prion protein characteristic that is unique to some natural but unusual sheep scrapie cases. This finding may provide a novel method by which to study prion diversity and ... > full story -
Variant Of Mad Cow Disease May Be Transmitted By Blood Transfusions, According To Animal Study
August 28, 2008 — Blood transfusions are a valuable treatment mechanism in modern medicine, but can come with the risk of donor disease transmission. Researchers are continually studying the biology of blood products ... > full story
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