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Olds, G. Richard
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  Kuru and mad cow disease: Understanding the prion theory
  G. Richard Olds, MD
  
  Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 1998, 65 (6) 291-296;
  
  With the recent controversy in England over mad cow disease, there is a growing understanding that prions are not just a medical curiosity, but a grave public health threat. With an illustration explaining how proteins can mutate and become infectious.