Mad Cow Theatre benefit at Scott Laurent Collection Mad Cow Theatre is planning “Utterly Sophisticated,” an upscale benefit that provides a way pick up some nifty art while helping raise funds for Mad Cow Theatre. The soiree will take place at the Scott Laurent Collection in Winter Park from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11. Tickets are $15, and entertainment and refreshments will [...] [News Source]

FDA grant will further food, feed safety. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has received a grant totaling $680,000; the funds will be used to boost food and feed safety initiatives through Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy prevention programs. [News Source]

Bar ordered to close for 3 days A central Christchurch bar has been ordered to close over Show Weekend after a man was assaulted in its toilets and it failed to control drunk students. [News Source]

Non-Invasive Device To Test For Neurological Diseases In Livestock Developed The eyes of sheep infected with scrapie - a neurological disorder similar to mad cow disease - return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue excitation light, according to a research project led by Iowa State University's Jacob Petrich. [News Source]

Researchers Discover Eye Test For Neurological Diseases In Livestock The eyes of sheep infected with scrapie - a neurological disorder similar to mad cow disease - return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue excitation light, according to a research project led by Iowa State University's Jacob Petrich. The findings suggest technologies and techniques can be developed to quickly and noninvasively test for transmissible spongiform ... [News Source]

Iowa State, USDA Researchers Discover Eye Test For Neurological Diseases In Livestock The eyes of sheep infected with scrapie – a neurological disorder similar to mad cow disease – return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue excitation light, according to a research project led by Iowa State University's Jacob Petrich. The findings suggest technologies and techniques can be developed to quickly and noninvasively test for transmissible spongiform ... [News Source]

Eye test for neurological diseases in livestock developed Researchers have discovered that the eyes of sheep infected with scrapie return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue light. That finding suggests technologies can be developed to quickly and non-invasively test for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, progressive and fatal neurological diseases such as mad cow disease. [News Source]

Iowa State, USDA researchers discover eye test for neurological diseases in livestock ( Iowa State University ) Iowa State University's Jacob Petrich and his collaborators have discovered that the eyes of sheep infected with scrapie return an intense, almost-white glow when they're hit with blue light. That finding suggests technologies can be developed to quickly and non-invasively test for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, progressive and fatal neurological diseases ... [News Source]

Researchers Discover Eye Test for Neurological Diseases in Livestock Iowa State's Jacob Petrich and his collaborators have discovered that the eyes of sheep infected with scrapie return an intense glow when they're hit with blue light. That suggests tests can be developed to quickly find mad cow and other diseases. [News Source]

EU to back sale of meat and milk from cloned animal offspring. The sale of meat and milk from the offspring of cloned farm animals is set to be backed by EU Commissioners despite mass consumer opposition. [News Source]