Prion

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Deadly Conformations-Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease - - Research article on prions.

eMedicine - Kuru : Article by Paul A Janson, MD - - A fatal neurologic disease that is restricted to the highlands of New Guinea, where it has infected the Fore (pronounced for-ay), a tribe of remote highland natives.

L. Li Lab - Northwestern University - - Studying prion proteins using yeast as a model organism.

Prion Illustration - - Computer graphic showing the replication and spread of prions in cells.