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Mad Cow Disease
Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), better know as Mad cow disease is a
relatively new disease. Most sources state that BSE first showed up in Great
Britain in 1986 [Dealler p.5] but some say it popped up in 1985 [Greger p.1].
However the official notification was not unti ....
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.... it is not a virus,
but in fact it is an infectious protein or prion [Greger p.2]. Before I go into
more detail, I would like to discuss what a prion is. A prion is composed solely
of proteins, and lacks genetic material in the form of nucleic acids. They are
the tiniest infectious agents known, they can only be viewed under the strongest
of electron microscopes [see appendix A]. Most scientists are puzzled because
nucleic acid is the basis reproductive material needed in all other life forms
[Britannica vol.9 p. 978]. Because of their unique makeup, pri ....
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