What was Gajdusek's lifespan?
1900-1988
1923-2008
1888-1956
1912-1993
Answer
Gajdusek was born in 1923 and died in 2008. He was a medical researcher who is best known for his work on kuru, a fatal neurological disorder that was found in a tribe in Papua New Guinea. Gajdusek discovered that kuru was caused by a prion, a type of protein that can cause brain damage.
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