Natural Born Prion Killers: Lichens Degrade "Mad Cow" Related Brain Pathogen
Remember mad cow disease? In the 1980s, cattle in the U.K. had begun contracting a fatal brain ailment triggered by an infectious protein called a prion. The pathogen could spread to humans who ate contaminated beef. Officials brought the bovine epidemic under control with major changes in agricultural practices. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for a cousin of the sickness, one that ...
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