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Very interesting, kidnykid.

posted by TAPS. on October 15, 2006 at 8:51 PM | link to this | reply

the prion is ...
...simply a prion is simply a protein string and a mutated gene, common to the genetic line (inherited, usually from the female I think) is how this protein grows and attacks the area of the brain that controls sleep....there's a few hundred years worth of data being collected from a family in Italy...and most of us get grumpy after only one or two days or no sleep...count your blessings.

posted by FranklyMydear1 on October 15, 2006 at 8:44 PM | link to this | reply