Prion

Prion

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Poster's comments:

            There is still much unknown about prions.

            Many humans have heard of prions being associated with Mad Cow disease.

            Cooking can't destroy them as I read the tea leaves.

            As a habit, I try avoid anything that supposedly attracts prions, like brains, and bones associated with the brain stem, and backbones. Again, much is still not known about prions, so this can be taken as just being over cautious.

            If the animal doesn't eat contaminated meat, or ground up meat mixed with animal feed, then the disease is contained.

            Most governments banned mixing the above during the 1990's.

            So those who prefer T-Bone steaks should rest easy in 2013.