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Creating Prion-Free Cows
Science Daily is reporting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is reporting positive results from a recent study designed to create genetically engineered prion-free cattle. From the article: "ARS studied eight Holstein males that were developed by Hematech Inc., a pharmaceutical research company based in Sioux Falls, S.D. The evaluation of the prion-free cattle was led by veterinary medical officer Juergen Richt of ARS' National Animal Disease Center (NADC) in Ames, Iowa. The evaluation revealed no apparent developmental abnormalities in the prion-free cattle."
Oh, that was "prion"? I was trying to figure out how cows were getting "pron", and why we'd want to take it away from them anyway.
or Mad Cow Disease for those of you like myself who had no idea what the headline was about.
The actual article headline "Mad Cow Breakthrough?" really should have been followed by a story about mad cow scientists were developing a doomsday weapon to destroy humanity, or that mad cow armies were breaking through our outer defense perimeter or some such. Would have been much more interesting.
Do not try to read the dupe, thats impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth
What truth?
There is no dupe
What is so new in those cows? Two heads? Fallout style?
"an experienced, industrious, ambitious, and often, quite often, picturesque liar" - Mark Twain
I'd rather eat meat and die young. Pigs taste good.
As for environmental factors, the planet will do just fine all by itself. Until the sun explodes and destroys it, so I guess we'd better build some big engines.
A google search will tell you, but so will the fucking article.
*sigh*
Its posts like these that make me consider moving to digg.
Why yes, they should have been feeding live sheep to cows...
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
showing vegetarians lived 10-15% longer
Yeah, but smug self-satisfaction knocks about 10% off the lifespan, provided you're not punched by an offended meat-eater beforehand. So it's basically a wash.
Isn't Prion the name of that hybrid fuel car from Toyota? I didn't think it was big enough to drive cows around in anyway...
"All those moments, will be lost in time...like tears in rain..."
Prions are those things Scientologist have been warning us about.
If we flush them all out, we are much healthier.
-Eric
SJW: Someone who has run out of real oppression, and has to fake it.
Yeah, I can't figure out whether a Prion is a Honda or a Ford. I think my grandma had one...
Excuse me, but please get off my Pennisetum Clandestinum, eh!
What sort of pri0n do cows watch anyways?
In the Bible, Abel was a peaceful animal-herder, and Cain was the homicidal vegetarian. What's up with that, huh?
One line blog. I hear that they're called Twitters now.
If posts like that makes him want to switch to digg. digg comments will want to make him "switch off his Internet".
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Typo.
Evar.
"Hey, the third matrix movie would have been good except for the plot,story, and acting." --AC
I have an educated guess regarding your findings: I think there is a correlation inbetween the "living 10-15% longer" factor and the "paying attention to what you stick in your pie hole" factor. I'm of the firm belief that all diets (vegetarian, Atkins, etc) are successful for the latter reason rather than a complex biological one.
I'm thinking of marketing a Prime diet, where you only have to pay attention to what you eat on prime-numbered days of the month. I'll call you from my yacht filled with bikini babes in a few months and let you know how it worked out.