Self-Assembling Nano-Ice Discovered; Structure Resembles DNA (Newswise) UNL Chemistry professor Xiao Cheng Zeng and his team have found double helixes of ice molecules that resemble the structure of DNA and self-assemble under high pressure inside carbon nanotubes. This discovery could have major implications for scientists in other fields who study the protein structures that cause diseases such as Alzheimer's and bovine spongiform ecephalitis (mad cow disease). [News Source]

Gov’t allows entry of meat from France (INQ7 Business) THE government will allow the entry of beef and other meats from France, effectively lifting a six-year-old ban imposed at the height of the mad cow scare. [News Source]

Czech Republic announces new case of mad cow disease (AFP via Yahoo! News) A 26th case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has been detected in a six-year-old cow from a farm near Mlada Boleslav in the centre of the Czech Republic, veterinary authorities announced. [News Source]

N&N says vCJD risk is low. Patients have today been reassured there is little risk of them catching the human form of mad cow disease from surgery. [News Source]

An appetite for growth. Aside from being hormone-free, more than 90 percent of Brazilian cattle are grass-fed and therefore unlikely to contract mad cow disease from tainted feed. [News Source]

Jolley: Talking About…Korea, Taco Bell. NAIS (CattleNetwork.com) “I believe the USDA’s blockade for some meat processors’ proposal to extend mad cow disease testing is to block fatal damages to the agriculture industry from a possibility of more BSE detection.’’ [News Source]

Patients advised not to cancel transfusions (Daily Telegraph) Patients who need blood transfusions were told yesterday not to be put off by warnings of a possible risk of catching the human form of mad cow disease. [News Source]