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Thann@lemmy.ml 2 months agoAnd then you got yer prions, which are just self-replicating proteins, and not considered living, but worth mentioning because they kinda act like it.
Comment on What are these plants called?
Thann@lemmy.ml 2 months agoAnd then you got yer prions, which are just self-replicating proteins, and not considered living, but worth mentioning because they kinda act like it.
Shou@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They don’t self-replicate. They interact with well-folded versions of the protein. Causing them to unfold and aggregate into plaques.
Thann@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
yeah, so they are similar to viruses in that they cant self-replicate because they need something very specific to attach onto to replicate.