Test to protect food chain from human form of Mad Cow Disease

Monday, August 11, 2008 - 10:14 in Biology & Nature

Scientists are reporting development of the first test for instantly detecting beef that has been contaminated with tissue from a cow's brain or spinal cord during slaughter — an advance in protecting against possible spread of the human form of Mad Cow Disease. The study is scheduled for the August 13 issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

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