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The flexible tail of the prion protein poisons brain cells
05 August 2013 | Technical news (uncommented clippings)TAFS member Prof. Adriano Aguzzi explains latest research on how the flexible tail of the prion protein poisons brain cells.
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'The Prion Puzzle' by A. Aguzzi in 'Project Syndicate'
29 October 2012 | Technical news (uncommented clippings)Please see the summary article 'The Prion Puzzle' on BSE and other prion diseases by our member Professor Adriano Aguzzi on the website of 'Project Syndicate'.
Transmission of prions through aerosols
17 January 2011 | Technical news (commented)TAFS member A. Aguzzi reports in a recent paper about very efficient transmission of prions by aerosols. This important study adds airborne-transmission to the previous list of (natural or experimental) transmission pathways: food, blood, milk, saliva, feces and urine.
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