Madness and Memory: The Discovery of Prions--A New Biological Principle of Disease

Madness and Memory is a groundbreaking book that reveals the incredible story of Dr.

Stanley B.

Prusiner's discovery of prions - infectious proteins that replicate and cause disease without any genetic material.

This book provides a fascinating account of the years-long research and perseverance required to identify the agent responsible for ravaging the brains of animals suffering from scrapie and mad cow disease, as well as humans with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

Through vivid portraits of Dr.

Prusiner's peers, readers are taken on a journey of discovery and frustration, culminating in a meditation on the legacy of this groundbreaking discovery.

Will it take cures for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Lou Gehrig's, and other devastating brain diseases? Read Madness and Memory to find out.