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Why are prions so hard to destroy?

Why are prions so hard to destroy?


Why are prions so hard to destroy?

Posted: 09 Jan 2022 12:31 AM PST

Most proteins denature below boiling temperature. Prions, as far as I know, are just a type of protein.

Is there a specific reason why prions are so hard to destroy? And is it in any way linked to the diseases they cause? Or is it just pure coincidence?

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Evidence for Biological Age Acceleration and Telomere Shortening in COVID-19 Survivors. What does this mean for the general population?

Posted: 08 Jan 2022 09:46 PM PST

Assuming COVID-19 originated from bats, is it possible to identify trends of infection spread, symptoms, death, and variants in the source animal to predict outcomes of COVID-19 in humans?

Posted: 09 Jan 2022 07:56 AM PST

In other words... is there anything we can learn from the bat species that infected humans based on their experience with the virus?

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How do Prions transfer their shape to other proteins?

Posted: 08 Jan 2022 09:09 PM PST

All I could find is the are ABLE to do this, but how do they do this? Aren't prions just a misfolded protein? How could they reshape a protein?

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Does the Moon's gravity leave any geological traces that are identifiable in Earth's strata over time?

Posted: 08 Jan 2022 06:09 PM PST

I mean, are there any geologic markers on Earth that have been identified to track the historical path of the Moon around the Earth, to identify when the Earth first captured the Moon?

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Does monoclonal antibody treatment for COVID make someone noncontagious sooner than otherwise?

Posted: 08 Jan 2022 09:39 PM PST

Are the 'Delmicron' and the newly-discovered 'Deltacron' variants significantly different?

Posted: 09 Jan 2022 05:30 AM PST

There were recently news about a Delmicron variant (such as this one), but it seems a Deltacron variant has been discovered in Cyprus (source). Are these variants significantly different?

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Do electrons actually move in a transistor?

Posted: 08 Jan 2022 04:30 PM PST

I know in a closed circuit that electric charge flows through conductive material but that the drift velocity of the electrons transferring the charge works out to be something in the range of a few centimeters per hour. In a transistor (in a closed circuit) is there a similar drift velocity value or is there some greater degree of complexity to the movement of electrons?

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Does taste of food matter in animals ? does it differ between domestic and wild animals ?

Posted: 08 Jan 2022 01:59 AM PST

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