User talk:Bmer

Welcome to Wikipedia. "I'm only a grade 10".....still, you might find some of the online biomedical textbooks to be useful (example). You can also try reading some online review articles (example).

"amyloid aggregations. How do these fibres cause problems?" <-- One current theory is that the amyloid deposits are not directly related to the mechanism by which brain cells are damaged in prion disease. It has been suggested that the proteins found in amyloid deposits can also function to form ion channels and pores in cell membranes. Making holes in cell membranes is a good way to damage or kill cells. (see) --JWSchmidt 21:10, 16 July 2006 (UTC)