Although prions are infamous for causing Creutzfeld - Jakob
disease, fatal familial insomnia, and bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as
mad cow's
disease, the present study indicates that prions identified in yeast, and possibly in
plants, and other organisms may be beneficial.
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