Gene shields some from BSE
Gene shields some from BSE : HindustanTimes.com
A gene may protect some people from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human brain wasting form of mad cow disease, researchers said on Thursday.
BSE News
The Center for Global Food Issues Provides the Latest News on Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), also Known as Mad Cow Disease.
Saturday, November 13, 2004
A gene may protect some people from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human brain wasting form of mad cow disease, researchers said on Thursday.
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- Name:Center for Global Food Issues
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Previous Posts
- American Meat Institute slams politicians for using BSE in political rhetoric
- Mad Cow Disease -- Where's the Beef?
- Scientist: 'Mad Cow' May Not Cause Human Illness
- Activists Use Mad Cow Scare to Advance Ideological Agendas
- Mad-Cow Precautions are Working in U.S.
- Tracking Spread of 'Mad Cow' In Europe Remains Random
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With many special interest groups hoping to benefit by generating public alarm over "mad cow" disease, real facts can be hard to find. Even the name "mad cow" has been used because of the emotional reaction it produces. The real name for the disease, after all, is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE). Despite the detection of a single case of the disease in the United States, BSE does not present a public health risk for the American population. Through Mad-Cow-Facts.com and this BSE News Blog, the Center for Global Food Issues hopes to provide concerned beef consumers with credible information about mad cow disease and related variant (vCJD) from recognized academic and industry experts. Learn More About Mad Cow Disease...
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