Question

Who first discovered Prions?

Answer 1

Prions:

1. The term Prion means proteinaceous infectious particles.
2. Prions are the infectious agents responsible for several neurodegenerative diseases in mammals, like, Creutzfeldt Jakob disease.
3. This happens due to the abnormal folding of the proteins in the brain.

Discovery:

1. Stanley B. Prusiner discovered prions in 1982, for which he received a Nobel prize.
2. Prion is an infectious protein, which can cause abnormal folding in normal proteins.
3. They are known to cause neurological disease such as Cr–Jakob disease (CJD) in humans.