Prions Survive Crow Guts
Endless Forms,
Mad cow disease, kuru, chronic wasting disease—all of these ghastly illnesses are caused by prions--misfolded proteins in the…
Bad news for avoiding prions
The Stochastic Scientist,
Just when you thought prions couldn’t get any scarier, you find out that some birds can pass the infectious proteins intact…
Brain-Eating Crows May Help Spread Prion Diseases
Smart News,
Scavenging crow. Photo…
Tis some visitor I muttered, tapping at my chamber door
MicrobiologyBytes,
Crows fed on prion-infected brains from mice can transmit these infectious agents in their faeces and may play a role in the…