Farm ministry’s woes. We have to wonder about the priorities of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and ask this basic question: Who do its officials think they work for? [News Source]

Mouse Model Of Prion Disease Mimics Diverse Symptoms Of Human Disorder (Science Daily) A comprehensive mouse model of inherited prion disease exhibits cognitive, motor and neurophysiological deficits that bear a striking resemblance to the symptoms experienced by patients with the human version of "mad cow disease," Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The research, published in the journal Neuron, provides exciting insight into the mechanism of disease and may lead to the development of ... [News Source]

New mad-cow rule poses health dangers of its own (Kane County Chronicle) LITITZ, Pa. – A federal regulation aimed at preventing mad cow disease from getting into the food supply could create health risks of its own: many thousands of cattle carcasses rotting on farms, spreading germs, attracting vermin and polluting the water. [News Source]