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Staining, straining and restraining prions

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A recent paper reported the in vitro generation of new prion strains, supporting the idea that 'strain-ness' is encoded in the protein structure itself. This lays the groundwork for a reinvigorated study of prion structure–pathology relationships.

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Figure 1: The PMCA process.

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