The CReSA Is Working On A New Strategy To Combat Spongiforms, Future Treatment For Humans (Medical News Today) Researchers at the Animal Health Research Centre (CReSA) are developing immunotherapeutical strategies against diseases produced by prion, such as Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis. The most recent results, published in the Journal of Virology, show that important advances have been made in tests using DNA vaccines on animal models, enabling a significant delay in the arrival of symptoms. [click [News Source]

USDA: Colombia And Peru To Open Markets To US Beef (CattleNetwork.com) WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Colombia and Peru have decided to begin buying U.S. beef again after banning it for nearly three years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. [News Source]

Our Opinion (Clark County Democrat) We recommend Bob Riley's reelection as governor. The Republican incumbent has done a good job. [News Source]

Irvin seeks one more term as ag chief (Macon Telegraph) In nearly four decades as Georgia's agriculture commissioner, Tommy Irvin has seen a lot - from the eradication of the boll weevil to recent fears of bird flu, mad cow and terrorist attacks on the food supply. [News Source]

The new face on an old routine (Calendarlive.com) I laughed out loud — numerous times and involuntarily — at Roseanne Barr's HBO special. [News Source]

U.S. to press Japan to remove age limit on beef imports: Johanns (Japan Today) WASHINGTON — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns said Friday the United States will press Japan to remove the age limit on imports of U.S. beef, hardening its demand from an earlier call for raising the limit to 30 months from the current 20 months. [News Source]

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Soldier’s battle with disease continues to surprise family (Tennessean) James Alford turned 28 on Thursday under the watchful gaze of his parents, John and Gail. No one expected that day would come, most certainly not the cadre of doctors who have examined him in the past three and a half years. [News Source]