Prions are a real thing. They are proteins that are folded wrong in a way that causes brain damage in mammals (For instance Mad Cow Disease is caused by them) depending on which protein exactly it is that are folded wrong.
Prions are anormal proteins that caude diseases, like the mad cow disease
Ahh, I see. Makes sense that something like that would be used to disable the gemma.
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