12 Apr 2006
Soil-bound prions that cause CWD remain infectious

I'll wait for confirming studies before I panic, but this could be potentially very scary. If BSE can be passed this way, outside the "normal" food chain, then we could very well be in deep, deep trouble.

Scientists have confirmed that prions, the mysterious proteins thought to cause chronic wasting disease (CWD) in deer, latch on tightly to certain minerals in soil and remain infectious.

(link) [EurekAlert! - Breaking News]

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