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December 2, 2023

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Endangered Deer's Prion Gene Could Protect It from Chronic Wasting Disease

Nov. 24, 2021 — China's Père David's deer was nearly gone in the late 1800s. Just 18 deer -- the very last of their kind -- were brought into captivity after the rest had been hunted to extinction. When 11 of the ...

How Proteins Help Yeast Adapt to Changing Conditions

Sep. 21, 2021 — Proteins in the brain called prions are well known for their involvement in causing disease, but a new study suggests they may help yeast cope with rapidly changing environmental ...

Atomic-Level Imaging of Lethal Prions Provide Sharpened Focus for Potential Treatments

Aug. 23, 2021 — The highest-ever resolution imaging of an infectious prion provides the first atomic-level data of how these abnormal proteins are assembled to cause ...

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New Study Reveals Mechanism for How Disease-Spreading Prions Can Jump from One Species to Another

Sep. 12, 2022 — In a new study, researchers have identified the structure of protein fibrils linked to a hereditary form of human prion disease. This insight, they say, reveals the mechanism for how prions can jump ...

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New Study Reveals Mechanism for How Disease-Spreading Prions Can Jump from One Species to Another