The Pathological Protein

Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases

• Author(s): Philip Yam,
• Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
• Pages: 286
• ISBN_10: 038721755X
  ISBN_13: 9780387217550
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / General , Medical / Neuroscience , Medical / Neurology , Science / General , Health & Fitness / General , Reference / General , Science / Life Sciences / Neuroscience , Social Science / General ,

Description:... Prions are an entirely new class of pathogens, and scientists are just beginning to understand them. This book tells the strange story of their discovery, and the medical controversies that swirl around them.