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Corrupted proteins in focus: How shape gives rise to variations of fatal brain disease
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Corrupted proteins in focus: How shape gives rise to variations of fatal brain disease

by Case Western Reserve University Atomic-level views of the recently discovered and different corrupted shapes of two prion strains. Credit: Case Western Reserve University Prion diseases are incurable, deadly neurological disorders that can affect both humans and animals—including Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in people, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (also known as Mad Cow Disease) and Chronic Wasting...