The two faces of prion proteins. Scientists are adopting the reverse approach for halting the protein behind prion diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob and mad cow. [News Source]

Mad cow testing cut in half. Alberta expects to test 50 per cent fewer cattle for mad cow disease under a new surveillance program that stops targeting the most elderly bovines and those without proper documentation. [News Source]

The great biolfuels con. Rarely in political history can there have been such a rapid and dramatic reversal of a received wisdom as we have seen in the past 18 months over biofuels - the cropping of living plants, such as soybeans, wheat and sugar cane, to generate energy. [News Source]

With the Cattle Industry Struggling, the Question Is, ‘Where’s the Beef?’ (US News & World Report) Beef prices are likely to increase as rising food and fuel prices threaten many cattle ranches. [News Source]

With the Cattle Industry Struggling, the Question Is, ‘Where’s the Beef?’ (US News & World Report) Beef prices are likely to increase as rising food and fuel prices threaten many cattle ranches. [News Source]

Diet & Nutrition III 2008 Feature Releases (wallstreet:online AG) The following releases focus on the topic Diet & Nutrition III ALL TIME-OFFS ARE IN [News Source]

MP wants answers over CJD death (BBC News) A mother's struggle to find out why her son died from the human form of mad cow disease has been raised in Parliament. [News Source]

CME Livestock Outlook:Live Cattle Mostly Weak, Hogs Mixed (INO News) CHICAGO (Dow Jones)--Analysts and brokers anticipate a mostly weak Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle start Tuesday on bearish fundamentals and possible follow-through selling. [News Source]

S.Korea plans imports of U.S. beef rib this week (AlertNet) Source: Reuters SEOUL, July 15 (Reuters) - A South Korean importer said on Tuesday it would bring in U.S. beef with bones this week, which will mark the first import in nearly five years of the American product under ... [News Source]