1984年10月1日

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朊病毒

这些传染性疾病的媒介提出一个生物学难题：朊病毒含有蛋白质并在活细胞中繁殖，然而在其中尚未发现DNA或RNA。它们的基因组本质是什么？

作者：斯坦利·B.·普鲁西纳

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STANLEY B. PRUSINER is professor of neurology and biochemistry at the University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has won many awards for his research into prions, most recently the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award and the Paul Ehrlich Award. This is his second article for 大众科学.

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大众科学 Magazine Vol 251 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “Prions” in 大众科学 Magazine Vol. 251 No. 4 (), p. 50
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1084-50
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