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Prions are damn scary. Not even technically “alive” but will kill you dead.
Prevention: Avoiding practices of cannibalism
Or just buy your dinner's genetic history on the dark web from the 23andme hack, and make sure they don't have a history of encephalopathy. Modern problems require modern solutions.
Truuuue, then we don't have to change our diet preferences at all!
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