Viroids, Satellite RNAs and Prions: Folding of Nucleic Acids and Misfolding of Proteins

Theodor (“Ted”) Otto Diener (* 28 February 1921 in Zürich, Switzerland; † 28 March 2023 in Beltsville, MD, USA) pioneered research on viroids while working at the Plant Virology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Service, USDA, in Beltsville. He coined the name viroid and defined viroids’ important f...

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Main Authors: Gerhard Steger, Detlev Riesner, Stanley B. Prusiner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/16/3/360