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Short Wave — A Deeply Personal Race Against A Fatal Brain Disease
Not scored yet13m·2022-11-21·Science

A Deeply Personal Race Against A Fatal Brain Disease

Short Wave

In the mornings, Sonia Vallabh and Eric Minikel's first job is to get their two garrulous kids awake, fed and out the door to daycare and kindergarten. They then reconvene at the office and turn their focus to their all-consuming mission: to cure, treat, or prevent genetic prion disease. Prions are self-replicating…

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