Madness and Memory

Dr. Stanley Prusiner talked about his book, Madness and Memory: The Discovery of Prions - A New Biological Principle of Disease, in which he… read more

Dr. Stanley Prusiner talked about his book, Madness and Memory: The Discovery of Prions - A New Biological Principle of Disease, in which he chronicles his discovery of prions, infectious proteins that contain no genetic material, and the connection between prions and brain diseases like Alzheimer’s, ALS, and Parkinson’s. During this event, Dr. Prusiner was Interviewed by New York Times science writer, Elisabeth Rosenthal. close

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Madness and Memory

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Program ID:
319719-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
San Francisco, California, United States
First Aired:
Jun 07, 2014 | 9:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Jul 06, 2014 | 6:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Jun 07, 2014 | 9:30pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jun 15, 2014 | 6:43pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 06, 2014 | 6:00am EDT | C-SPAN 2
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