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Identify and Give the Historical Significance of Each of the Following

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-"wall of separation"


Definitions:

Stanley Prusiner

Stanley Prusiner is a scientist known for his discovery of prions, a type of infectious agent composed of protein material that can replicate without containing nucleic acids.

Infective Agent

A biological agent, such as a virus, bacterium, or fungus, capable of causing disease.

CJD

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease, a rare, degenerative, invariably fatal brain disorder marked by rapid cognitive decline and caused by prions.

Papovaviruses

A group of DNA viruses, known to cause diseases in humans and animals, including papillomas, polyomas, and vacuolating viruses.

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