Politics and science: Chalk and cheese? As we head further into the new millennium, we increasingly realise that these well-intentioned uses of science have often had unintended adverse consequences. Witness climate change, environmental degradation and the unsustainable growth in human numbers. [News Source]

Scientists working out bugs for use in biofuel production. As the world's largest scientific organization assembled this week in San Francisco, researchers talked of bringing the same revolution that converts swtichgrass to fuel to bear on other energy crops. [News Source]

Laboratory stays vigilant in fight against devastating animal diseases (Orlando Sentinel) Bird flu. Foot-and-mouth disease. Mad cow. Like enemies lurking on the border, foreign animal diseases could take a terrible toll on Florida's animal industry -- and by extension, its economy -- should they unleash here. [News Source]

Tyson Sides With USDA On Canada Beef Imports (The Morning News) Wednesday's discovery of Canada's ninth case of mad cow disease has several interested U.S. cattle groups now voicing opposition to the American government's plan to fully resume imports of older Canadian cattle. [News Source]

Man guilty in bogus testing for mad cow (Arizona Daily Star) PHOENIX — A Maricopa man has pleaded guilty in a case that involved bogus testing for mad cow disease. [News Source]

9th case of mad cow disease confirmed in Canada (AG Weekly) OTTAWA (AP) — The United States said Thursday it would dispatch a specialist to help investigate Canada’s latest case of mad cow, but that Washington did not expect the new finding to hurt trade between the two countries. [News Source]