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Chapter 13, Problem 7TMW
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Why scientists resist the idea of an infectious protein in the beginning.

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The prions are infectious proteins that cause diseases in humans and cattle. They are transmitted by eating contaminated meat (affected by prion disease) and also through cannibalism. The unusual folding of the proteins in the brain area is the outcome of this disease.

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