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A scientific expedition to Antartica discovers the ruins of a civilization millions of years old, built by the Elder Things, beings who came to Earth shortly after the formation of the Moon. But are the ancient Elder Things extinct, or do they still roam the Earth? A classic tale of horror by H.P. Lovecraft that first appeared in Astounding Stories in 1936. - Summary by The Narrator

In this book, Prusiner tells the remarkable story of his discovery of prions - infectious proteins that replicate and cause disease but surprisingly contain no genetic material - and reveals how superb and meticulous science is actually practiced with talented teams of researchers who persevere. He recounts the frustrations and rewards of years of research and offers fascinating portraits of his peers as they raced to discover the causes of fatal brain diseases.

Выпускница колледжа не может вспомнить, завтракала ли она, а к обеду уже привязана к больничной койке и не сомневается, что воюет с зомби. Счастливый влюбленный планирует сделать предложение избраннице на роскошном курорте, но внезапно приходит в ярость, а его тело сотрясают такие сильные спазмы, что он чуть не откусывает себе язык. Бедные фермеры в Южной Каролине один за другим умирают от загадочной эпидемии слабоумия, сопровождающегося странной кожной сыпью и зудом. Это не сценарий мистического триллера, а реальные истории людей с неврологическими заболеваниями.

Mr. A. was admitted to Dr. Joel Gold’s inpatient unit at Bellevue Hospital in 2002. He was, he said, being filmed constantly, and his life was being broadcast around the world "like The Truman Show" - the 1998 film depicting a man who is unknowingly living out his life as the star of a popular soap opera. Over the next few years, Gold saw a number of patients suffering from what he and his brother, Dr. Ian Gold, began calling the "Truman Show Delusion," launching them on a quest to understand the nature of this particular phenomenon and the nature of madness itself.