朊病毒疾病

朊病毒,曾经被认为是不可能的,但现在已被广泛认可为非凡的病原体,它们导致多种传染性、遗传性和自发性疾病

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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 272 Issue 1This article was originally published with the title “The Prion Diseases” in 大众科学 Magazine Vol. 272 No. 1 ()
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican011995-3VGN1rxPa7RNp7lEYUMcAy
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