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A team of scientists claimed to have found two cases of a rare but fatal prion disease in hunters that could have plausibly been caused by them eating contaminated deer meat.
But recent research has disputed that such a thing is even possible, at least for now.
Prion diseases are caused by a misfolded version of the harmless prion protein, which can happen sporadically or can be caused by genetic mutations.
A new study from the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases found no evidence of CWD transmission to humans.
The study also found that lab-grown organoids of our brains can be reliably infected with human CJD prions.
The research could also help us discover or test out drugs that can stop the spread of the disease.
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