Biology (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337392938
Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Introduction: Prions are small protein particles that cause various deadly infections in animals. Prions are also called “proteinaceous infectious particle”. Prions cause serious damage to the brain tissues and cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) in birds and mammals and “mad-cow disease” in cattle.

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