Subject: Prion and Central Dogma
Date: Mon May 6 03:06:56 1996
Posted by: Berenice
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Grade level: 10-12
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Country: Hong Kong
Area of science: Genetics
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Central Dogma states that DNA makes RNA makes protein. But it is found that prion has the ability to transform normal protein into its kind. So can prion be considered as a form of information storage? And does this violate the principles of the Central Dogma?
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