Prions are clumps of misshapen proteins that can be passed between cells without the need for genetic intermediaries. The parts of the proteins that account for such infectivity are now being dissected.
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Masison, D. Designer prions. Nature 429, 37–38 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/429037a
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