A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by scientists in the UK.
resistance geneBrain disease 'resistance gene' evolves in Papua New Guinea comm...ScienceDaily Fri, 11/20/2009 - 22:30
A community in Papua New Guinea that suffered a major epidemic of a CJD-like fatal brain disease called kuru has developed strong genetic resistance to the disease, according to new research by scientists in the UK. |