Deadly Conformations-Protein Misfolding in Prion Disease
   Research article on prions.
   http://www.sciencedigest.org/499.HTM

L. Li Lab - Northwestern University
   Studying prion proteins using yeast as a model organism.
   http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~lli494/index.html

Prion Illustration
   Computer graphic showing the replication and spread of prions in cells.
   http://www.rkm.com.au/BSE

eMedicine - Kuru : Article by Paul A Janson, MD
   A fatal neurologic disease that is restricted to the highlands of New Guinea, where it has infected the Fore (pronounced for-ay), a tribe of remote highland natives.
   http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic1248.htm