The 1997 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine recognized Stanley B Prusiner for the discovery of prions as infectious protein particles. He demonstrated that certain neurodegenerative conditions can spread through misfolded proteins without an infectious nucleic acid.
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Stanley B Prusiner
Nobel Prize history for Stanley B Prusiner based on the award records stored in the World History Database.
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Recorded Nobel Prize awards
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