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Published online 27 March 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.696
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Prions picked up by tuning fork detector
Tiny resonators might make for quick and early prion tests.
Prions that cause disorders such as mad cow disease are notoriously difficult to detect in people or animals before symptoms arise. Now researchers are attempting to develop sensors that can detect prions by having them bind to a tiny ‘tuning fork’ that changes its tune when prions are present.
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