Historical Bibliography Updated: May 11, 2020
Madness and memory: The discovery of prions- a new biological principle of disease.
Publication Details
New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2014 CE.
Prusiner discovered prions, the agent causing scrapie in sheep and goats, mad cow disease, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease in humans.
Thematic Classifications
| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #7624 |
| Permanent Link | https://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/9796 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | madness-and-memory-the-discovery-of-prions |
Geographic Context
Publication place: New Haven, CT