prions are a step more primitive than viruses even. I have heard debate on whether viruses are “alive” and honestly I don’t know where it stands currently. Prions are. of living organisms by any measure of what we call alive. They are interesting and scary objects
Hm. Whether or not counted as alive, it would seem to be advantageous to be able to inactivate prions. As well as viruses.
The quote I excerpted earlier came from an unusual source, and the researcher - a Hulda Clark - wrote seven books on disease, the most significant claim being that almost all cancers and many illnesses are actually due to unchecked parasite activity and undetected heavy metal poisoning, along with several other factors.
A interesting hypothesis.