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Stanley B. Prusiner

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Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942) is an American neurologist and biochemist, known for his discovery of prions.

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Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1942 1
Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1942-05-28 1
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Prion, Theories
Additional Source Prion (Wikipedia)History section (edge: proposed-by, Prusiner)
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1. Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)
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Stanley Ben Prusiner (born May 28, 1942) is an American neurologist and biochemist.
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1. Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)
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Born: May 28, 1942
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1. Stanley B. Prusiner (Wikipedia)
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Born: May 28, 1942
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Prion (Wikipedia)
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In 1982, Stanley B. Prusiner of the University of California, San Francisco, announced that his team had purified the hypothetical infectious protein, which did not appear to be present in healthy hosts.
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