First atomic-level imaging of lethal prions provide sharpened focus for potential treatments

The highest-ever resolution imaging of an infectious prion provides the first atomic-level data of how these abnormal proteins are assembled to cause fatal neurodegenerative diseases in people and animals—and how they can be potentially targeted by new therapies.


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Source: Phys.org