In the topic "Prions" :


Who discovered prions? What are prions made of? What diseases are prions associated with?" class="" instructions="One disease per line" validates="required"/> Answers: =============================== Who discovered prions? Stanley Prusiner Stanley B. Prusiner Stanley B Prusiner Prusiner -------------------------------------------------------------- What are prions made of? reason prion protein misfolds proteins Prions are microscopic particles made of protein -------------------------------------------------------------- What diseases are prions associated with? Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease Creutzfedlt-Jakob Disease (CJD) in humans dementia fatal familia insomnia JSE scrapie in sheep & goats sporadic fatal insomnia Transmissible Spongiform Encephaolpathies (TSE) --------------------------------------------------------------