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Prions – Definition, Structure, Replication, Function, Disease

By BNO Team Last Updated October 14, 2024 3 revisions 28 min readby BNO Team

Prions Disease: Definition, Structure, Prevention, Control, Treatment, Transmission.

What are Prions? Definition of Prion A prion is an infectious, misfolded protein that causes neurodegenerative diseases by inducing abnormal folding of normal cellular proteins, leading to the accumulation of these misfolded proteins in the brain. Unlike other infectious agents, prions lack nucleic acids and propagate their abnormal structure through direct protein-protein interactions. Characteristics of … Read more

Rhizopus stolonifer – Life Cycle, Habitat, Nutrition, Disease, Importance.

By BNO Team Published on April 13, 2024 25 min readby BNO Team

Rhizopus stolonifer: Life Cycle, Habitat, Nutrition, Disease, Importance.

Rhizopus stolonifer is responsible for ripe fruits, such as strawberries, melon, and peach, mainly those contain wounds and higher sugar content. During germination, it produces esterases, including cutinase which enable the penetration of fungus into the plant cell wall.

Amoeba Cell – Labeled Structure, Characteristics, Movement, Nutrition, Reproduction, Disease, Habitat.

By BNO Team Published on April 8, 2024 13 min readby BNO Team

In this article, we will learn about the Habitat, structure, nutrition, characteristics, reproduction, locomotion of the Amoeba cell with diagram. Domain Eukaryota Phylum Amoebozoa Class Tubulinea Order Euamoebida Family Amoebidae Genus Amoeba Amoeba cell also known as the ameba or amoeboid. Amoeba is a unicellular eukaryotic organism which can alter their shape by extending and … Read more