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Prions Evolve Despite Having No DNA

Posted by kdawson on from the wipe-that-foam-off-your-mouth dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute have shown for the first time that 'lifeless' organic substances with no genetic material — prions similar to those believed responsible for Mad Cow disease and similar, rare conditions in humans — are capable of evolving just like higher forms of life. The discovery could reshape the definition of life and have revolutionary impacts on how certain diseases are treated."

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  1. Evolution for creationists. by X-Power · · Score: 4, Funny

    http://c.myspace.com/Groups/00017/98/88/17938889_l.gif

  2. Re:Where by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    im in ur prions
    redesigning them

    -- God

  3. Re:This might revive the age-old debate... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    a failing one, a subspecies teanominus partius has evolved and is slowly choking out the main species. its sad beacuse teanominus partius cannot survive without the host species. We are watching evolution at work here people.

  4. Re:The creationists are a little more clever than by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I believe in micro-evolution but not macro-evolution"

    "I believe in centimetres, but not metres"