US, SKorea resume top-level beef trade talks (AFP via Yahoo! News) The United States and South Korea resumed high-level talks Tuesday on a US beef import deal that has provoked massive protests in Seoul, shaking the new conservative government. [News Source]

U.S., South Korea press on with beef trade talks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) U.S. and South Korean trade officials pressed ahead on Tuesday with negotiations that Seoul hopes will result in new limits to a recent deal to reopen South Korea's market to U.S. beef exports. [News Source]

Magnetic resonance studies find clear differences between the structures of infectious and non-infectious prions (News-Medical-Net) Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of "mad cow" disease (BSE). The culprits are "incorrectly folded" proteins that can "infect" healthy proteins. The molecular bases for such prion diseases are not yet fully understood. [News Source]

Are rotten tomatoes the future? Paul Roberts says proposed regulations will not solve problems in today's high-speed food distribution system. Jacob Grier says you shouldn’t let food scares ruin your appetite. [News Source]

South Korea unions may strike over beef imports. South Korean unions threatened Tuesday to strike in protest at a U.S. beef import deal, as negotiators in Washington scheduled more talks to try to end the crisis shaking the Seoul government. [News Source]

South Korea and U.S. try to salvage talks over beef imports. U.S. and South Korean negotiators scrambled Monday to salvage a bilateral trade deal threatened by Seoul's push to secure extra safeguards for American beef imports. [News Source]

US, SKorean beef trade talks resume (AFP via Yahoo! News) The United States and South Korea resumed talks Tuesday on a US beef import agreement that has stoked massive protests rocking the new Seoul government. [News Source]

Tracking Prions (PhysOrg) Infectious proteins known as prions have been identified as the cause of “mad cow” disease (BSE). The culprits are “incorrectly folded” proteins that can “infect” healthy proteins. The molecular bases for such prion diseases are not yet fully understood. Why are some proteins infectious while others are not? [News Source]

SKorea unions may strike over beef imports, more talks set (AFP via Yahoo! News) South Korean unions on Tuesday threatened a general strike in protest of a US beef import deal, as negotiators in Washington tried to find a way out of the crisis shaking the Seoul government. [News Source]