Prions as adaptive conduits of memory and inheritance
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Shorter, J., & Lindquist, S. (2005). Prions as adaptive conduits of memory and inheritance. Nature Reviews Genetics, 6(6), 435–450.

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  1. James Shorter (first)
  2. Susan Lindquist (additional)
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@article{Shorter_2005, title={Prions as adaptive conduits of memory and inheritance}, volume={6}, ISSN={1471-0064}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrg1616}, DOI={10.1038/nrg1616}, number={6}, journal={Nature Reviews Genetics}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Shorter, James and Lindquist, Susan}, year={2005}, month=jun, pages={435–450} }