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This is an absolutely astonishing game-changer for Alzheimer's research. The scientist who discovered prions (and got a Nobel prize for it) now has convincing e
by dreamcompiler 8y ago
This is an absolutely astonishing game-changer for Alzheimer's research. The scientist who discovered prions (and got a Nobel prize for it) now has convincing evidence that the proteins that cause Alzheimer's are themselves prions. Amazing, scary, and hopeful all at the same time.
- bentona 8y agoTo someone with minimal background in biology, prions are a fascinating and terrifying phenomenon right out of speculative fiction. Absolutely amazing and scary.
- thanatropism 8y agoWell, when you’re an authority on prions everything looks like a prion disease.
- labster 8y agoAs a web developer, I'm curious if Alzheimer's is really a cross-site scripting attack. If so, we could prevent it by encoding the amino entities, and that would be a game changer.
- JoeSamoa 8y agoThe encoding would have to be part of our DNA though right? Do you think this method would work as a treatment or just as a method of prevention? I like your mindset and I think your metaphor may be correct.