Scientists in California have created the first synthetic version of prions. These are the so-called "rogue proteins" that are responsible for mad cow disease. To understand the significance of this research, it helps to fully understand what prions are in the first place and how they cause mad cow disease. Prions are abnormally folded proteins, … Continue reading Mad cow disease research breakthrough: scientists recreate prions in the lab
What is a Prion?
A prion protein is a naturally occurring protein that can be found throughout our bodies, and in high concentrations in the brain. In our live blood online course we are going step by step trough and explain how a healthy prion protein changes into an unhealthy prion, causing disease. A prion is a nonliving, self-replicating … Continue reading What is a Prion?
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 