Prion Fingerprints Detected With Glowing Molecule
Dec 2nd 2007Drug InformationCJD / vCJD / Mad Cow Disease
An effective and sensitive new method for detecting and characterizing prions, the infectious compounds behind diseases like mad cow disease, is now being launched by researchers at Linkoping University in Sweden, among other institutions. Mad cow disease (BSE), which has caused the death of more than 200,000 cattle and 165 people in the U.K., has now abated. But other prion disorders are on the rise, and there is concern that new strains will infect humans. [click link for full article]
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