Kuru - A medical detective story - Trailer
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Oct 31, 2010
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The Royal Institution of Australia
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This film tracks the remarkable personal journey of Michael Alpers and tells the fascinating medical detective story that led to the discovery of the fatal brain diseases Kuru and Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease(CJD) and the pathogens called prions that cause them.