With which scientific discovery is Gajdusek most associated?
Formulation of the cell theory
Theory of relativity
Discovery of an unconventional virus
Invention of the MRI machine
Answer
Gajdusek's most notable contribution to science was his discovery of an unconventional virus, the first virus that is known to be able to infect brain cells and cause disease. The virus, named the kuru virus, was found to be responsible for the fatal neurodegenerative disease kuru, which was endemic in the Fore people of Papua New Guinea.
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