Research at LSU indicates prions are the result of bacterial waste from Spiroplasma. It was thought prions were the cause of the diseases mad cow, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, scabies in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans. They now believe the prions although they may cause of the disease are created as waste from the bacteria.
They have been working primarily a cure for the deer, but information I saw indicated their research might lead to cures for CJ in humans, and possibly even Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and some other diseases neuro diseases in humans five to seven years down the road.
Research at LSU indicates prions are the result of bacterial waste from Spiroplasma. It was thought prions were the cause of the diseases mad cow, chronic wasting disease in deer and elk, scabies in sheep, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob in humans. They now believe the prions although they may cause the disease are a created by as waste by the bacteria.
They have been working primarily a cure for the deer, but information I saw indicated their research might lead to cures for CJ in humans, and possibly even Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and some other diseases neuro diseases in humans five to seven years down the road.