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If prions are extremely hard to destroy, and they convert other proteins into prions, could every protein on Earth become a prion, similar to the Grey Goo scenario? How likely is this?

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If prions are extremely hard to destroy, and they convert other proteins into prions, could every protein on Earth become a prion, similar to the Grey Goo scenario? How likely is this?	10999