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11-08-05, 08:26 PM
source: http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051031/full/051031-7.html
Prions suspected in milk
Sheep mammaries shown to contain agents of fatal brain disease.
Andreas von Bubnoff
Could sheep pass a fatal brain disease between them through their milk?
The inflamed mammary glands of sheep have been found to contain protein particles that cause scrapie, a sickness similar to mad cow disease. This suggests that the suspect proteins, called prions, may also be present in the milk of infected animals.
Prions suspected in milk
Sheep mammaries shown to contain agents of fatal brain disease.
Andreas von Bubnoff
Could sheep pass a fatal brain disease between them through their milk?
The inflamed mammary glands of sheep have been found to contain protein particles that cause scrapie, a sickness similar to mad cow disease. This suggests that the suspect proteins, called prions, may also be present in the milk of infected animals.