Persistence of Pathogenic Prion Protein during Simulated Wastewater Treatment Processes - PMC Human and Livestock waste sprayed, spread across the United States as fertilizer: evaporation, agricultural run-off, and contaminated stock ponds. https://t.co/V
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RT @S_Ordibehesht: @globalhlthtwit Importantly, in connection with the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (the Mad Cow Disease), Prions Are Not Deg…
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@globalhlthtwit Importantly, in connection with the Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (the Mad Cow Disease), Prions Are Not Degraded By Conventional Sewage Treatment Processes* @ScienceDaily June 25, 2008 ____ *https://t.co/VYw04yEHOR https://t.co/wJQPCMoiH0
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@JamesSACorey Oh it gets better: On wastewater treatment - https://t.co/8eYhPSQk6l ; and on plants - https://t.co/GMBQvVs5oF Beef is the tip of the iceberg on this. Imagine a Mars colony that unknowingly imports a bad batch of lettuce...