A variant in the gene coding for the prion protein could protect against kuru, a neurological disease transmitted by eating human brains, scientists have discovered. Kuru, which is related to variant Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (vCJD), is passed on by ingesting a malformed version of ...
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Prion mutation discovery is an example of human natural selection, researchers say
23 November 2009
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