How to Use prion in a Sentence

prion

noun

• Mad cow disease, which affected cattle in the UK in the 1990s, is caused by a prion that was able to spread to humans.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2022
• In this way, a prion can infect a person’s body like a virus, despite having no DNA, no life, to speak of.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2019
• Calling the Covid-19 coronavirus a prion would be like calling your bed a toilet.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2021
• The diseases are caused by an abnormal protein, or prion.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2021
• The rare disease is caused by an abnormal form of a protein called a prion, which triggers damaging changes to the brain and central nervous system.
  — Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
• One theory is that the syndrome is caused by an entirely new prion disorder.
  — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
• Under a microscope, the brains of people and animals with prion disorders resemble sponges with small holes.
  — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
• It is caused by an abnormal version of a cell protein called a prion, which functions very differently than bacteria or viruses.
  — Jim Robbins, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020
• The occurrence of these harsh diseases in two of our scientific colleagues clearly affects the whole prion community.
  — Barbara Casassus, Science | AAAS, 28 July 2021
• The fatal deer disease, caused by an infectious prion, or mis-shapen protein, has shown a steady pattern of geographical spread and increasing prevalence.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2021
• Chronic wasting disease is caused by infectious proteins called prions.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
• Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2022
• Chronic wasting disease is a fatal, neurological disease of deer, elk and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 20 Feb. 2022
• In the intervening breeding season, with the vampire mice still running rampant, not one MacGillivray’s prion chick — an endangered bird that breeds almost exclusively on Gough — survived.
  — Emily Anthes, BostonGlobe.com, 16 July 2022
• Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain, according to the CWD Alliance.
  — Paul A. Smith, Journal Sentinel, 4 Aug. 2022
• Scientists believe that chronic wasting disease is caused by misfolded proteins called prions.
  — Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Nov. 2023
• The potential for transmission from the environment depends on contamination levels and the resistance of prions to breakdown.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 10 Aug. 2023
• Animals can also become infected if their feed or pasture is contaminated with the prions carrying it.
  — Li Cohen, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2023
• Mad cow disease, which affected cattle in the UK in the 1990s, is caused by a prion that was able to spread to humans.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 24 Aug. 2022
• In this way, a prion can infect a person’s body like a virus, despite having no DNA, no life, to speak of.
  — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 11 Oct. 2019
• Calling the Covid-19 coronavirus a prion would be like calling your bed a toilet.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2021
• The diseases are caused by an abnormal protein, or prion.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2021
• The rare disease is caused by an abnormal form of a protein called a prion, which triggers damaging changes to the brain and central nervous system.
  — Jonel Aleccia, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Nov. 2022
• One theory is that the syndrome is caused by an entirely new prion disorder.
  — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
• Under a microscope, the brains of people and animals with prion disorders resemble sponges with small holes.
  — Washington Post, 12 May 2021
• It is caused by an abnormal version of a cell protein called a prion, which functions very differently than bacteria or viruses.
  — Jim Robbins, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2020
• The occurrence of these harsh diseases in two of our scientific colleagues clearly affects the whole prion community.
  — Barbara Casassus, Science | AAAS, 28 July 2021
• The fatal deer disease, caused by an infectious prion, or mis-shapen protein, has shown a steady pattern of geographical spread and increasing prevalence.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2021
• Chronic wasting disease is caused by infectious proteins called prions.
  — Erin Prater, Fortune Well, 26 Jan. 2024
• Chronic wasting disease is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk and moose caused by an infectious protein called a prion that affects the animal's brain.
  — Paul A. Smith, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 May 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024