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Prions are misfolded proteins that act like viruses and/or genetic disorders, which is crazy since they have no DNA and technically cannot be passed down generationally.
Interview with Jonathan Maberry, author of Patient Zero 2009
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Hunters know about mad deer disease/CWD/Prions that is why the Pantries exist this way they can kill for fun and not eat and eat the carcass thus risking their health.
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Prions tous pour nos propres pilotes à qui on a fait appel, pour une fin rapide des combats, et pour l'instauration d'un gouvernement de la Libye par les libyens qui respecte les droits de l'homme.
Bishop Pierre Whalon: 'Just War' And The Intervention In Libya Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011
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* Prions Involved in Some Alzheimer's: A study in the journal Nature finds that prions can team up with amyloid beta, the protein that forms the big plaques in Alzheimer's, to make the condition much worse.
Bukowski on writing ambelies 2009
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Prions act in ways we don't understand to fold proteins into knots.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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Prions are found in the brains of cows with "mad-cow" disease and in the brains of humans with vCJD.
Mad-cow Disease 2010
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Prions can also be found in the spinal cord and in the back of the eye (retina).
Mad-cow Disease 2010
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Prions and prion diseases of the central nervous system (transmissible neurodegenerative diseases).
Mad-cow Disease 2010
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Prions are propagated in mammalian brains and not in cell culture used to make vaccines.
Mad-cow Disease 2010
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Hunters know about mad deer disease/CWD/Prions that is why the Pantries exist this way they can kill for fun and not eat and eat the carcass thus risking their health.
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