Latest Mad Cow Disease News

Tri-State Neighbor (Tri-State Neighbor)
Tuesday February 06th 2007, 12:28 pm

Do genes affect bovine spongiform encephalopathy - also known as BSE or “mad cow” disease? Are some cattle more susceptible than others? [News Source]

Japan reports 32nd mad cow case.
Tuesday February 06th 2007, 12:00 pm

Japan's top health authority said today it confirmed the country's 32nd case of mad cow disease, Xinhua news agency reported. [News Source]

Gene silencing fights mad cow disease (New Scientist)
Tuesday February 06th 2007, 7:18 am

A type of gene silencing known as RNA interference slows the progression of prion disease in mice by more than 30% [News Source]