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Since when can we reliably test for prions? Could it be that those misfolded proteins have been around forever?
by jcfrei 11y ago
Since when can we reliably test for prions? Could it be that those misfolded proteins have been around forever?
- FilterSweep 11y agoPossibly, but the modern age has considerably more vectors for exposure to these misfolded proteins, and the last statement of what logfromblammo said[0], these misfolding proteins don't always affect core processes of the body. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11534177 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11534177