Stop the Madness (New York Times) At the very least, the Agriculture Department should not prevent private companies from testing cow at slaughter for mad cow disease. [News Source]

U.S. Said to Compromise on Beef for South Korea (New York Times) An agreement in which the U.S. would not export to South Korea beef from cattle under 30 months old is was sought to defuse South Korean furor over beef exports. [News Source]

US, SKorea move close to beef agreement (TODAYonline) A South Korean girl holds a candle and a placard reading "Mad-cow and President Lee Myung-Bak Out" during a rally against US beef imports in Seoul on June 16. The United States and South Korea were "close" to reaching a "path forward" in their effort to salvage a controversial US beef import deal after days of talks, a US trade spokeswoman said Thursday. [News Source]

Rice to tour Asia as NKorea breakthrough hopes rise (AFP via Yahoo! News) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will travel to Asia next week to pursue negotiations on North Korea's nuclear disarmament as confidence for a breakthrough grows, a spokesman said Thursday. [News Source]

Infectious And Non-infectious Prions Have Clear Differences In Molecular Structures (Science Daily) 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? Scientists examined two different forms of a prion-forming protein domain by means of ... [News Source]

South Korean President apologizes for U.S. beef import deal, bans import of older beef (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Apologizing to the people of South Korea over a U.S. beef import deal that set off weeks of large protests over fears of mad cow disease and paralyzed his four-month-old government, President Lee Myung Bak guaranteed that the government would not allow U.S. beef from cattle more than 30 months old into the country. [News Source]

South Korean President apologizes for U.S. beef import deal, bans import of older beef (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Apologizing to the people of South Korea over a U.S. beef import deal that set off weeks of large protests over fears of mad cow disease and paralyzed his four-month-old government, President Lee Myung Bak guaranteed that the government would not allow U.S. beef from cattle more than 30 months old into the country. [News Source]

South Korean President apologizes for U.S. beef import deal, bans import of older beef (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Apologizing to the people of South Korea over a U.S. beef import deal that set off weeks of large protests over fears of mad cow disease and paralyzed his four-month-old government, President Lee Myung Bak guaranteed that the government would not allow U.S. beef from cattle more than 30 months old into the country. [News Source]

South Korean President apologizes for U.S. beef import deal, bans import of older beef (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Apologizing to the people of South Korea over a U.S. beef import deal that set off weeks of large protests over fears of mad cow disease and paralyzed his four-month-old government, President Lee Myung Bak guaranteed that the government would not allow U.S. beef from cattle more than 30 months old into the country. [News Source]

South Korean President apologizes for U.S. beef import deal, bans import of older beef (Nasdaq) (RTTNews) - Apologizing to the people of South Korea over a U.S. beef import deal that set off weeks of large protests over fears of mad cow disease and paralyzed his four-month-old government, President Lee Myung Bak guaranteed that the government would not allow U.S. beef from cattle more than 30 months old into the country. [News Source]