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Crucial step in formation of deadly brain diseases discovered
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Crucial step in formation of deadly brain diseases discovered

by  Imperial College London The structure of normal and mutant PrP proteins. Credit: Imperial College London For the first time, researchers have pinpointed what causes normal proteins to convert to a diseased form, causing conditions like CJD and Kuru. The research team, from Imperial College London and the University of Zurich, also tested a way to block the process, which...