Guest guest Posted December 4, 2003 Report Share Posted December 4, 2003 Seems more preaching-to-the-choir than off-topic to me, and you're right. On Wednesday, December 3, 2003, at 08:19 PM, wrote: > Message: 15 > Wed, 03 Dec 2003 20:17:55 -0000 > " dave " <dave4sale > Re: OT: Mad Cow info (for Gene and others interested) > > why oh why, would anyone consider the National Cattlemen's Beef > Association an authority on neurological disorders. Oh yes, it's our > old friend cognitive dissonance; people want to believe that animal > flesh is good for you so they can continue their hedonism guilt > free. But why is this post off topic? > > > This is the first time these infectious prions have been found > outside of nerve tissue. This raises concerns about the cross > contamination of surgical instruments (since standard sterilization > methods cannot guarantee the inactivation of prions) and of course > continues to challenge the National Cattlemen's >> Beef Association's continued insistence that prions are only found > in the central nervous system. >> >> Easy reading is damned hard writing. --Nathaniel Hawthorne, writer (1804-1864) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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