The prion dilemma confounding science educators

In this paper, the issue of the prion hypothesis, a simmering controversy within the scientific community, is addressed. We inquire into the appropriateness of the use of certain augmentations and rhetoric approaches used during scientific debates, as well as the aptness of unequivocal statements in...

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Published in:F1000 research 2013, Vol.2, p.4-4
Main Authors: Zaitsev, Igor V, Chen, Ling, Boydston-White, Susie, Pavel, Manita, Shugaeva, Svetlana N, Petrova, Alla G, Williams, Oksana V
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied Microbiology
Biochemistry
Correspondence
Disease
Hypotheses
Infectious Diseases of the Nervous System
Nervous system
Neurobiology of Disease & Regeneration
Neuronal & Glial Cell Biology
Prion protein
Prions
Protein Chemistry & Proteomics
Proteins
Science & Medical Education
Science teachers
Scientific method
Scientists
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
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Summary:In this paper, the issue of the prion hypothesis, a simmering controversy within the scientific community, is addressed. We inquire into the appropriateness of the use of certain augmentations and rhetoric approaches used during scientific debates, as well as the aptness of unequivocal statements in textbooks that indicate "abnormal prions" as a primary cause of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies.
ISSN:2046-1402
2046-1402
DOI:10.12688/f1000research.2-4.v1