kuru also known as "fatal prion malady" is a prion disease. This disease is based upon abnormally shaped prions. These prions are dangerous because of their ability to force proteins in the brain to conform to their abnormal shape. these altered proteins aggregate in sponge-like clumps in the victim's brain, preventing brain cells and neurotransmitters from functioning properly. kuru has an asympt... » Continue Reading
when I first saw her color flooded into my heart I saw a new world her words put the greatest poets to shame her smile shone so bright the sun hid itself in shame because of her I could feel because of her I believed in love even across the world I would feel her presence she spoke so softly her words felt so kind even as she stabbed me she felt so warm, so bright there was nothing » Continue Reading
this lake is so calm I plunge my head under it's water when I look up I see the water ripple when I look up I cant see past it's surface like a cage it holds me there waiting for me to take a breath a bit further I sink when I look up I see plants reaching for the sun the surround me like a forest of no trees and no leaves further I sink, deeper into the lake's grasps now as I look up I see an ... » Continue Reading