Name the scientist who won a Nobel prize in chemistry for discovering the relationship between disease and the abnormal shape of a protein molecule.

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Linus Pauling won the Nobel prize in chemistry in 1954 for his work on the nature of the chemical bond, and in 1962 he won the Nobel prize in peace for his activism against nuclear weapons. However, a different scientist, Stanley Prusiner, won the Nobel prize in physiology or medicine in 1997 for his discovery of prions, infectious agents that cause disease by causing normal proteins to fold into abnormal shapes. This discovery led to the realization that the abnormal folding of proteins, known as protein misfolding, is a common feature of many diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, and Parkinson's disease.

Name the Scientist Who Won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry