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The original was posted on /r/biology by /u/Community_Bright on 2024-11-14 16:49:20+00:00.

So I know prions are misfolded proteins that can fold other proteins into also being damaging proteins. my question is why cant we fabricate a protein, enzyme, or some other catalyzer. since there are different types of prions could we develop “anti-prions” for each type or are the proteins in each prion type so different from each other that we can just take that type can catalyze it into something harmless? I am a computer scientist and so i am VERY aware of how computationally difficult protein folding is as a process. This is just a thought and question that iv had since high school and just want to know if its functionally impractical, because the different types are so unpredictable, or if its something that is actively being worked on or if this is just a dumb question in the first place.