Why is prion structure so hard to analyze?

Subject: Why is prion structure so hard to analyze?

Date: Mon Jan 24 13:44:02 2011
Posted by Logan
Grade level: undergrad School: No school entered.
City: Denver State/Province: Colorado Country: United States of America
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 1295901842.Bc

Message:


http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2006-05/1146497297.Bc.r.html   Related to this link, why has X-
Ray Crystallography not been used to view and analyze prion structure? I would also like confirmation that 
prions are not resistent to protease.

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