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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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