Not Amused (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} aka_tippi) wrote,@ 2003-12-24 19:05:00 |
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Prions
Science writer Carl Zimmer has a blog entry today about Mad Cow disease and the prions that cause it. Well, it's only partly about that, because he then launches into very interesting stuff about how memories are formed, and how memories can be stored for such a long period of time. I'm already seeing how I can go back and beef up a couple of science fiction stories I wrote long ago, dealing with memory.
Go! Read! He even uses the word "nuzzles" when talking about how neurons interact!
Science writer Carl Zimmer has a blog entry today about Mad Cow disease and the prions that cause it. Well, it's only partly about that, because he then launches into very interesting stuff about how memories are formed, and how memories can be stored for such a long period of time. I'm already seeing how I can go back and beef up a couple of science fiction stories I wrote long ago, dealing with memory.
Go! Read! He even uses the word "nuzzles" when talking about how neurons interact!
