,B,S,E -- ,MAD ,CAPITALI/S ,DISEASE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,AN>*I/ ,F$]ATION 

,TEXT 3 

,= SEV]AL YE>S ! ,B,S,E 7,BOV9E ,SPONGI=M ,5CEPHALOPA?Y7 CRISIS HAS BE5 SIMM]+ AWAY1 BOIL+ OV] 9TO A TABLOID FUEL$ FOOD SC>E ) FRI<T5+ FREQU5CY4 ,! REC5T PIECE ( LEGISLATION :5 ALL BEEF ON ! BONE WAS BANN$ FROM SALE IS ONLY ! LATE/ 9 A LONG L9E ( PANIC MEASURES FROM POLITICIANS4 

,! ACTUAL REASONS = ,B,S,E1 & IF IT CAN BE PASS$ TO HUMANS1 IS POORLY UND]/OOD1 EV5 BY ! SO-CALL$ EXP]TS4 ,I C]TA9LY CAN'T ANSW] !SE QUE/IONS EI!R1 ?\< IT SEEMS AT ! MOM5T ?AT ! RISK IS V]Y SMALL4 ,BUT :AT ,I CAN DO IS LOOK AT ! DISA/R\S WAY ?IS CRISIS HAS BE5 H&L$ & ! 9COMPET5CE & GRE$ ( ! POLITICIANS1 SCI5TI/S1 F>M]S & M$IA4 

,B,S,E & GOV]NEM5T 

  

,B,S,E FIR/ CAME TO PUBLIC ATT5TION WAY BACK 9 ! DAYS :5 ,JOHN ,GUMM] WAS /ILL ,M9I/] ( ,AGRICULTURE4 ,! GOV]NM5T ADOPT$ ! /&>D 'D5Y EV]Y?+' L9E SO WE W]E TOLD ,B,S,E POS$ NO RISK TO HUMANS & ,GUMM] >RANG$ = CAM]AS TO FILM HIM =CE FE$+ HIS *ILDR5 BEEF BURG]S TO PROVE ! PO9T4 ,NOT SURPRIS+LY FEW PEOPLE W]E CONV9C$ BY ?IS & ,BRITI% BEEF WAS QUICKLY BANN$ FROM BE+ SOLD OV]SEAS4 ,A LOT ( MONEY WAS !N PUT 9TO 9VE/IGAT+ ,B,S,E & ! ,SCI5TI/S QUICKLY REA*$ ! CONCLUSION ?AT IT WAS ! BOV9E 7I4E4 C[7 =M ( ,SCRAPIE A BRA9 DISEASE :I* HAS AFFECT$ %EEP = HUNDR$S ( YE>S4 ,H[ C[S CAME TO BE SUFF]+ FROM ?IS WAS EXPLA9$ BY ! FACT ?AT ! C[S W]E ACTUALLY EAT+ FE$ MADE FROM %EEP C>CASSES 7& 9 FACT C[ C>CASSES AS WELL74 ,*EAP & HI< 9 PROTE9 MAYBE BUT OBVI\SLY NOT ! BE/ FOOD = H]BIVORES4 ,C[S >E N[ F$ SU* L>GE AM\NTS ( PROTE9 ?AT !Y CAN'T DIGE/ IT ALL & IT IS ABSORB$ DIRECTLY FROM ! GUT4 ,! !ORY WAS ?AT ! C[S W]E ABSORB+ A TYPE ( PROTE9 CALL$ ,PRIONS FROM %EEP 9FECT$ ) ,SCRAPIE :5 !Y ATE FE$ MADE FROM %EEP4 ,?IS PRION !N TRAVEL$ FROM ! C['S DIGE/IVE SY/EM TO ! BRA9 & CAUS$ ! DISEASE4 ,! FIR/ \TBREAKS ( ,B,S,E C\LD ALSO BE %[N TO HAVE HAPP5$ AFT] ,?AT*]ITE D]EGULATION HAD RELAX$ ! CONTROLS ON H[ %EEP W]E TURN$ 9TO C[ FOOD4 ,?IS !ORY FITT$ ! FACTS WELL BUT :AT HAS NEV] BE5 MADE CLE> IS JU/ H[ LITTLE IS UND]/OOD AB\T IT4 

,SCI5CE 

  

,PRION PROTE9S >E F\ND 9 ! BRA9S ( ANIMALS SUFF]+ FROM DISEASES LIKE ,SCRAPIE & ,B,S,E2 & 9 PEOPLE SUFF]+ FROM ,KURU 7! DISEASE F\ND 9 CANNIBALS :O HAVE EAT5 HUMAN BRA9S7 & ,CREUTZFELDT ,JAKOBS ,DISEASE 7,C,J,D74 ,NO 9FECTI\S ORGANISM HAS EV] BE5 F\ND TO CAUSE !SE SO ! !ORY IS ?AT ! PRION PROTE9S !MSELVES CAUSE ! 9FECTION4 ,NO ME*ANISM = H[ ?IS HAPP5S HAS BE5 PUT =W>D ?\<4,SO F> AS TODAY'S SCI5CE CAN TELL ALL PROTE9S REPLICATE ?R\< ! USE ( ,D,N,A OR ,R,N,A TEMPLATES1 EV5 9 ! SMALLE/ ( VIRUSES4,! PRION !ORY !RE=E PROPOSES SOME NEW1 AS YET UNKN[N1 WAY ( PROTE9 REPLICATION4 ,?IS HAS NOT1 H[EV]1 /OPP$ IT BECOM+ ! ACCEPT$ EXPLANATION = ,B,S,E & ALMO/ ALL SCI5TIFIC 9VE/IGATION HAS BE5 BAS$ ON ?IS />T+ PO9T4 ,ALT]NATIVE EXPLANATIONS1 SU* AS ?AT ORGANO-PHOSPHATE PE/ICIDES 7*EMICALLY CLOSELY RELAT$ TO N]VE GASES7 W]E TO BLAME HAS BE5 IGNOR$4 ,IT MAY WELL BE ?AT ?IS !ORY IS 9CORRECT BUT IT DES]V$ MORE EXAM9ATION ?AN IT GOT4 ,! FACT ?AT DESPITE F>M]S CLAIM+ = MANY YE>S TO HAVE SUFF]$ SEV]E SIDE EFFECTS FROM US+ ORGANO-PHOSPHATES !Y HAVE CONSI/5TLY BE5 DECL>$ SAFE MI<T HAVE SOME?+ TO DO ) ?IS4 ,ANO!R !ORY ?AT SMALL & H>D TO DETECT SPIROPLASMA BACT]IA >E ! CAUSE HAS SIMIL>LY BE5 IGNOR$4 

,RESE>* 

  

,! FUND+ = SCI5TIFIC RESE>* IS N[ V]Y TI<TLY CONTROLL$ & 'PURE RESE>*' :5 SOME?+ IS 9VE/IGAT$ SO IT CAN BE UND]/OOD BETT] IS ALMO/ NON-EXI/5T4,TO RECEIVE FUND+ DEF9ITE PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS HAVE TO BE ! AIM ( MOD]N RESE>*4 ,?IS1 ( C\RSE1 MEANS SCI5TI/S >E ALWAYS 9 ! BUS9ESS ( EMPHASIZ+ ! IMPORTANCE ( !IR WORK1 & 9 ! CASE ( FOOD SAFETY RESE>*1 ! DANG]S ( EAT+ ALL TYPES ( FOOD & ?US ! NE$ = MORE RESE>* 9TO FOOD SAFETY4 

,SO1 BACK TO ! PRION !ORY4 ,AS PRIONS >E LITTLE UND]/OOD !RE IS A LOT ( MILEAGE ?AT SCI5TI/S CAN GET \T ( ?IS & REPORTS />T$ TO TRICKLE \T ?AT HUMANS MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ! AG5T ?AT CAUSES ,B,S,E4 ,! M$IA 7:O KN[ A FOOD SC>E MAKES GREAT HEADL9ES & BOO/S SALES71 & ! SCI5TI/S 7ALWAYS ON ! LOOK \T = MORE FUND+7 IMPRESSIVELY OV] HYP$ ?IS4,! POLITICIANS REACT$ ) DESP]ATE PANIC MEASURES4,! GOV]NM5TS ,*IEF ,VET]9>Y ,(FIC] & HIS DEPUTY TRI$ TO C5SOR CONCLUSIONS !Y DIDN'T LIKE & A LAW WAS PASS$ ?AT BRA9S & SP9AL CORDS HAD TO BE REMOV$ FROM BEEF C>CASSES4 ,QUITE H[ ?IS WAS SUPPOS$ TO PROTECT ! PUBLIC IS NOT MADE CLE>4 ,IF C[S GET ,B,S,E FROM PRION PROTE9S 9 FE$ PASS+ ?R\< ! DIGE/IVE SY/EM TO ! BRA9 VIA ! BLOOD /REAM !N SURELY ! PRION WILL BE PRES5T ALL OV] ! C[4 ,! LATE/ SC>E ?AT BLOOD DONAT$ BY PEOPLE ) NEW V>IANT ,C,J,D 7NV,C,J,D7 MI<T BE 9FECTIONS ILLU/RATES ?IS PO9T4 

,DESPITE PLEAD+ FROM A SUCCESSION ( M9I/]S O!R C\NTRIES REFUS$ TO LIFT ! BAN ON ,BRITI% BEEF 7LEAD+ TO D]ANG$ LITTLE ,5GL&]S PR\DLY DISPLAY+ 0EAT ,BRITI% BEEF0 C> /ICK]S74 ,/RICT CONTROL W]E PUT 9 PLACE AB\T :AT C\LD GO 9TO ANIMAL FE$ & A MASS SLAU<T] POLICY WAS /AT$1 ) ( C\RSE COMP5SATION TO ! F>M]S 7EXPECT$ TO CO/ AT LEA/ ,G,B,P#c4#e BILLION7 :I* CONT9UES TO ?IS DAY4 ,! NUMB] ( CATTLE 9FECT$ ) ,B,S,E HAS N[ />T$ TO DECL9E ?\< IT HAS REMA9$ A /UBBORNLY P]SI/5T DISEASE4 

,IT'S N[ OV] T5 YE>S S9CE ,B,S,E WAS FIR/ DISCOV]$ & AFT] ALL ?IS TIME & EXP5DITURE ! DISEASE IS /ILL 9 CATTLE & WE /ILL UND]/& V]Y LITTLE AB\T ! POSSIBLE DANG]S TO HUMANS4 ,BUT ONE ?+ WE CAN BE CLE> ON IS ?AT 9 A WORLD NOT DRIV5 SOLELY BY ! PR(IT MOTIVE ?IS CRISIS W\LD NEV] HAVE OCCURR$4 

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