http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/10/28/living-in-limbo-the-zombie-like-qualities-of-prions/ Explore science, nature and environment stories from Northern California and beyond with KQED’s multimedia series Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/10/28/living-in-limbo-the-zombie-like-qualities-of-prions/#comment-12253 Dana Thu, 19 Aug 2010 04:30:48 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=4101#comment-12253 I read somewhere (I cannot remember what article unfortunately) that some cannibalistic tribes would contract prions from eating the brains of other humans, and it would actually make them crave more human flesh and blood. Sounds quite zombie-like. I read somewhere (I cannot remember what article unfortunately) that some cannibalistic tribes would contract prions from eating the brains of other humans, and it would actually make them crave more human flesh and blood. Sounds quite zombie-like.

]]> http://science.kqed.org/quest/2009/10/28/living-in-limbo-the-zombie-like-qualities-of-prions/#comment-12252 amy gotliffe Thu, 29 Oct 2009 21:50:08 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=4101#comment-12252 you are brilliant you are brilliant

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