"CIC bioGUNE researchers embark on work to control the prion epidemic affecting deer in the USA "

Key Purpose: This article explains the research that has started in Europe

Key Ideas:

• Scientists have found a way to control the stability of prions
• Prions are responsible for the spread of scrapies and Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy
• These diseases are spreading all around the world causing scientists at CIC bioGUNE to start research to control the spread of these diseases
• The scientist's main goal is finding and controlling the spread of mad cow disease
• Another goal of the scientists is to stop the spread of a prion that can infect deer. This disease is spreading at an alarming rate

Key Conclusion:

After reading this article, I was really interested to see where this research might lead. After doing several articles, I found that sometimes the greatest discoveries are made by accident. If the scientists in Europe were able to find a gene that would be able to control the deer prions, the gene might be able to affect the prions in cattle. On the other hand, the scientists are also researching mad cow disease so there might be a discovery from that research that may be able to unlock clues about the prions in deer and even the prions in sheep and goats. I am very interested to see what changes and what discoveries will be made in the future from this lab.

"News - CIC BioGUNE Researchers Embark on Work to Control the Prion Epidemic Affecting Deer in the USA." Basqueresearch.com. Web. 20 May 2010. .

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