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Prions, Darwin's Friend

Posted by michael on from the say-hello-to-my-little-friend dept.

blamanj writes "Prions, the recently discovered bits of protein thought to be responsible for mad cow disease are turning up all over. It has been shown that prions change the behavior of yeasts, and may therefore offer a speedy way for yeast to evolve."

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  1. You know what this means... by Smidge204 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Super beer! Man, for once all this science mumbojumbo actually pays off!

    =Smidge=

    1. Re:You know what this means... by CatGrep · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, it means....

      Mad Beer Disease! Beer that kills your brain cells! Oh, wait...

  2. The Selfish Protein by danratherfan · · Score: 4, Funny

    If only the Selfish Protein knew how much pain it's causing mankind.

    Somebody call Dawkins. I smell another book.