BSE likely came from feed (Iowa Farmer) OTTAWA (AP) -- An Alberta, Canada, dairy cow that was diagnosed last month with BSE (mad-cow disease) probably contracted the disease from contaminated feed, federal regulators said. [News Source]

To Sleep, Perchance to Survive (Wired News) A fatal form of insomnia and mad cow disease have something in common -- renegade proteins known as prions. A new book explores how they go bad and turn our brains into Swiss cheese. Randy Dotinga talks with the author. [News Source]

To Sleep, Perchance to Survive (Wired News) A fatal form of insomnia and mad cow disease have something in common -- renegade proteins known as prions. A new book explores how they go bad and turn our brains into Swiss cheese. Randy Dotinga talks with the author. [News Source]