The Pathological Protein: Mad Cow, Chronic Wasting, and Other Deadly Prion Diseases

Prions are an entirely new class of pathogens, and scientists are just beginning to understand them. This book tells the strange story of their discovery, and the medical controversies that swirl around them.

• Author
• Philip Yam

• Format
• hardcover

• Pages
• 286

• Publisher
• Copernicus Books

• Language
• english

• ISBN
• 9780387955087

• Genres
• science, biology, medicine

• Release date
• 2003