BSE-like disease found in another species...
To all those who have been wondering whether BSE is going to jump to other species, the answer has been found
Yayh. Too late to turn vegetarian? Maybe not, but it seems like it might be necessary.
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To all those who have been wondering whether BSE is going to jump to other species, the answer has been found
Yayh. Too late to turn vegetarian? Maybe not, but it seems like it might be necessary.
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Well, there were already potentially-worrying prior conditions in other critters anyway. I've never trusted that eating an animal with one kind of prion that's homologous to something in my brain is worse than eating an animal with another kind of prion sharing homology to a different part of my brain.
Of course, for bonus points, you have this article:
http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6907
The actual article in in Science Express. Prions migrating toward inflammation sites. No meat is safe! (Maybe. :) )
Posted by: Alex | January 28, 2005 09:18 PM