
Mad cow, 'zombie deer disease' and the science and spread of prions
Tiny Matters
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Preventing Rare, Fatal Brain Diseases Like Mad Cow
Tiny Matters will focus on prion diseases, rare brain diseases like Mad Cow. Prions are caused by a protein malfunctioning and folding in a way it shouldn't. We'll talk about what's being done to detect these diseases before something like Mad Cow happens again.
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