Fun with Mad Science

Jan 02, 2007 13:55

Read this during a quick work break (found via Bodyhack):

Cow - Prion == Cow immune to BSE?

(BSE for those not in the know is Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, better known as "Mad Cow Disease".)

Seems odd that just turning off a hunk of DNA does't affect the cow's health. Maybe it's something subtle, but so far so good. Just found it odd and thought I'd share.

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