Tracking Down The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease: First Synthetic Prion Protein With An Anchor (Science Daily) Researchers in Germany and Switzerland have developed a new general method for the synthesis of anchored proteins, such as GPI-anchored prions, which cause scrapie and mad cow disease. [News Source]

The early-costume crowd (East Valley Tribune) Contrary to popular belief, little kids and drag queens aren't the only people who love putting on crazy costumes for no particular reason. Verily, there is a nation of us who run 10-kilometer races in "Borat"-style banana hammocks and throw dictator-themed cocktail parties. Well, maybe not "us" literally, but we identify strongly with the beautiful freaks who do. [News Source]

Bags of show fun (Manning River Times) THE country is coming to town this weekend for the 130th Taree Show. Organisers have been busy over the last few days in putting the final preparations together and now have their fingers crossed for fine weather for what should be a bumper community celebration. [News Source]

Listeria in meat plant no surprise: Maple Leaf (CTV British Columbia) Maple Leaf Foods president Michael McCain says it was no surprise to learn that Listeria bacteria was found at his company's Toronto plant as it can never be eliminated. [News Source]

Local candidates exchange ideas on agriculture, environment (The Wellington Advertiser) About 50 people gathered at the Arthur Community Centre on Oct. 1 for an all candidates meeting host ed by the Wellington Fed eration of Agriculture. [News Source]

Seeking The Cause Of Mad Cow Disease (Medical News Today) The cause of diseases such as BSE in cattle and Creutzfeld-Jakob disease in humans is a prion protein. This protein attaches to cell membranes by way of an anchor made of sugar and lipid components (a glycosylphosphatidylinositol, GPI) anchor. [News Source]

FDA to review genetically engineered farm animals (AG Weekly) WASHINGTON - Super Chicken strutted a step closer to the dinner table Thursday. [News Source]

Transport restrictions for CWD area game (Billings Gazette) Montanans who plan to travel out of state or to Canada to hunt deer, elk and moose should know that it is now illegal to bring heads and spinal cords from harvested game animals back with them from a state that is known to have chronic wasting disease ... [News Source]

‘Boston Legal’ a pure guilty pleasure (Tacoma News Tribune) It’s going to be awfully tough for me to say goodbye to “Boston Legal” (10 p.m. Mondays, ABC). [News Source]

California Aggie // Oct 9, 08 // ARTSWEEK (California Aggie) Mostly clear. Lows 48 to 54. [News Source]