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Artificial Prion Created
jabberjaw writes "Nature is reporting that researchers at the University of California San Diego have created a synthetic prion which, when injected into mice will bring about symptoms similar to those displayed by cattle suffering from bovine spongiform encephalopathy, aka mad cow disease. The researchers first crafted healthy prion proteins using bacteria. They then shook these proteins until they resembled the tangled structure of an unhealthy prion. Afterwords, these prions were injected into the brains of mice who fell ill two years later. Perhaps someone who is more familiar with this field of research would care to fill us in on the details as the article was rather light."
For a second there I thought the title said Artificial Pr0n Created....damn...
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When I first read this, I thought it said "artificial pr0n".
Everyone that read the headline as "Artificial Pron Created" raise their hand.
*raises hand*
...you read that as "artificial pr0n created".
"Artificial Pr0n"?
God, I need a girlfriend.
raise your hand if you didn't read the rest of the comments before posting the 100th comment about artificial pr0n........
Umm, I can't POSSIBLY be the only one who read it that way at first glance...?
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We hope.
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