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INRA Science with an Impact Award given to the Prion Task Force with Human Rezaei, Vincent Beringue, Jean-Luc Vilotte, Molecular Virology and Immunology Unit, INRA Jouy-en-Josas. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

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10 Dec 2018

Pursuing the prion

Formed during the first “mad cow” crisis, the interdisciplinary “Prion Task Force” has spent the last 20 years studying an unconventional pathogen—the prion—that is capable of crossing the species barrier to infect humans. For their dedication in protecting human and animal health, the task force members have been given the 2018 INRA Science with an Impact Award.