Dr. Stanley Prusiner concluded that the infective agent of CJD was not a(n) virus because it was not sensitive to radiation which mutates nucleic acids.
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Dr. Stanley Prusiner concluded that the infective agent of CJD was not a(n) virus because it was not sensitive to radiation which mutates nucleic acids. 
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Dr. Stanley Prusiner discovered that the infectious agent causing Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) was a prion, a type of protein, which is not affected by radiation that typically mutates nucleic acids found in viruses.

Dr Stanley Prusiner Concluded That the Infective Agent of CJD