Sunday, May 30, 2004

Research Prions in waste water--------Critical research on water purity is being done. Prions are found in wasting diseases and mad cow disease. Water will be tested from waste water treatment plants which contain run-off from slaughterhouses and packing plants.     Read the whole article at Researchers To Study Fate Of Prions In Wastewater. With funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a group of UW-Madison researchers will investigate what happens if infectious prion proteins - considered the cause of chronic wasting disease and mad cow disease - enter wastewater treatment plants. Source: [ScienceDaily Magazine] 9:07:25 AM

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