Access
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
News Feature
Nature 439, 134-135 (12 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/439134a; Published online 11 January 2006
Prion disease: The shape of things to come
Roxanne Khamsi1
- Roxanne Khamsi reports for Nature from New York.
Abstract
A number of fatal brain diseases are linked to misfolded proteins, an effect researchers are mimicking in the lab. But as they generate new versions of these malformed molecules, could they be creating a monster? Roxanne Khamsi finds out.
In a secure lab in Texas, five machines are purring away quietly. Working through the night, these boxes churn out billions of malformed proteins.
To read this story in full you will need to login or make a payment (see right).
MORE ARTICLES LIKE THIS
These links to content published by NPG are automatically generated.
NEWS AND VIEWS
Prion strains under the magnifying glassNature Structural & Molecular Biology News and Views (01 Oct 2007)
Illuminating aggregate heterogeneity in neurodegenerative diseaseNature Methods News and Views (01 Dec 2007)
See all 8 matches for News And Views