Download or read book The Power of Prions written by Michel Brahic and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2024-10-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This popular-level book accessibly and vividly describes the story of prion science, from the discovery that these abnormally folded proteins can spark self-templating chain reactions and thus cause various neurodegenerative diseases to scientists' deepening understanding of how prions play essential roles in the body and perhaps even in the origin and evolution of life"--