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From what I recall, they are seen as normal proteins by the immune system, thus not targeted. A simple illustration on prions was to imagine it like a busted c
by itchyouch 10y ago
From what I recall, they are seen as normal proteins by the immune system, thus not targeted.
A simple illustration on prions was to imagine it like a busted cable end that would break the socket it plugs into, then the socket would break other cable ends plugged into it. This would occur until all sockets and cable ends were broken in the same way.
- phkahler 10y agoDecades ago, we had a PCMCIA card that did exactly that. A bent pin distorted the plastic in the socket and that led to more bent pins. Of course you had to try to force them in to propagate the problem and we never tested to see how many generations it could last. Once discovered we threw out all defective hardware which was just a few cards by then.
- jacobush 10y agoI have heard this one before!
- jandrese 10y agoIt's the Zip Drive click of death for your body.
- LordKano 10y agoI was going to make this same point.