Friday, April 4, 2014

What bank voles can teach us about prion disease transmission and neurodegeneration

Transmission of prions between species is inefficient, and only a small proportion of exposed recipients become sick within their lifetimes. A new study takes a close look at one exception to this rule: bank voles appear to lack a species barrier for prion transmission, and their universal susceptibility turns out to be both informative and useful for the development of strategies to prevent prion transmission. …Read Full Story



What bank voles can teach us about prion disease transmission and neurodegeneration
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