朊病毒疾病

朊病毒,曾經被認為是不可能的,但現在已被廣泛認可為非凡的病原體,它們導致多種傳染性、遺傳性和自發性疾病

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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 大眾科學.

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