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EPISODE · Apr 8, 2025 · 20 MIN

On Prions and Protein Design

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Prions are extremely resilient, infectious proteins. Studying their shape-shifting abilities could reveal lessons for how proteins fold at a molecular level, helping scientists design better ones. Written by Eryney Marrogi and Theodore Sternlieb.Read every article from Asimov Press, for free, at press.asimov.com.

Prions are extremely resilient, infectious proteins. Studying their shape-shifting abilities could reveal lessons for how proteins fold at a molecular level, helping scientists design better ones. Written by Eryney Marrogi and Theodore Sternlieb.Read every article from Asimov Press, for free, at press.asimov.com.

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