1984年10月1日

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朊病毒

這些傳染性疾病的媒介提出一個生物學難題：朊病毒含有蛋白質並在活細胞中繁殖，然而在其中尚未發現DNA或RNA。它們的基因組本質是什麼？

作者：斯坦利·B.·普魯西納

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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 大眾科學.

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