Team Uncovers Evolutionary Origins Of Prion Disease Gene (redOrbit) A University of Toronto-led team has uncovered the evolutionary ancestry of the prion gene, which may reveal new understandings of how the prion protein causes diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as "mad cow disease."Diseased prion proteins are responsible for the fatal neurodegenerative Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) in humans, and BSE, scrapie and chronic ... [News Source]

Evolutionary Origins Of Prion Disease Gene Uncovered (Science Daily) Scientists have uncovered the evolutionary ancestry of the prion gene, which may reveal new understandings of how the prion protein causes diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as "mad cow disease." [News Source]

U of T led research team uncovers evolutionary origins of prion disease gene (EurekAlert!) ( University of Toronto ) A University of Toronto-led team has uncovered the evolutionary ancestry of the prion gene, which may reveal new understandings of how the prion protein causes diseases such as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as "mad cow disease." [News Source]

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