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[edit] Virinos - a historical theory

This article doesn't make it clear that the virino concept is no longer a mainstream theory - prions are well established as protein-only agents. Prion strain is explained as a property of the protein's conformation. Also the article is incorrect in saying that the existence of strain proves that prions are information carrying - in mammals there is no evidence for that. The definition of strain in prion disease is based on the pathology - ie what bit of the brain it damages - and biochemical properties. --Purple 03:52, 11 March 2006 (UTC)