Sentences with phrase «of mad cow»

For example, when the outbreak of Mad Cow disease in the U.S. was resolved some years ago, China took a long time to lift a ban on U.S. imports, and in 2015 only executed a partial lift of the ban.

Bill Waren, a trade analyst with Friends of the Earth, said that «If global meat and feed industry interests have their way, the U.S. will lower its safety standards for imported beef, leading to an increased risk of mad cow disease in this country.»

Other works have been impregnated with actual bovine brain matter, the root of mad cow disease paranoia that gripped Britain in the 1980s when the artist was a boy.

It was the height of the Mad Cow Disease scare, and not a good time for anyone who enjoyed steak.

A new case of Mad Cow Disease in Canada: A 6 - year old dairy cow was diagnosed with Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE, aka Mad Cow Disease), according to the The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

In an off - the - wall darkly comedic retelling of Don Quixote, 16 - year - old Cameron Smith, a slacker from Texas, is dying from Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease, a human version of Mad Cow.

It's almost impossible to get your hands on brain here because of the mad cow / scrapie scare.

Eating organic reduces the risks of CJD, the human version of mad cow disease, as well as Alzheimer's.

Have cases of mad cow (Cruzfeldt Jakob Disease) increased in recent years in the US?

-- There has never been a case of mad cow disease in New Zealand.

[FACT: There has never been a case of mad cow disease in New Zealand.

Because of the Mad Cow scare, bovine - derived PS isn't likely to show up in the marketplace soon.

At the peak of the mad cow crisis, Dr. Lasmézas became an advisor to the World Health Organization (WHO) as well as several governmental and public health committees.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (June 8, 2005)-- Amyloid fibers are best known as the plaque that gunks up neurons in people with neurodegenerative illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt - Jacob disease — the human analog of mad cow disease.

Amyloid fibers are best known as the plaque that gunks up neurons in people with neurodegenerative illnesses such as Alzheimer's and Creutzfeldt - Jacob disease — the human analog of mad cow disease.

Working independently, three teams of researchers have developed a clear picture of the structure and mechanism of the misshapen, threadlike proteins — called prions in their infectious form — that are the hallmarks of mad cow disease, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and 19 other brain - wasting diseases.

THE rogue proteins behind variant CJD, the human form of mad cow disease, have revealed their benign side.

Banned in the early years of the mad cow scare because of the proximity of the meat to the animal's spine, oxtails are once again legal to possess and distribute.

But while the source of mad cow disease is fairly well established, no one knows how scrapie infects sheep.

Meanwhile, the first known case of mad cow disease in the United States was reported in late December 2003 in Washington State.

The next month, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of Italian researchers reported a third strain of mad cow in 2 out of 8 afflicted animals.

«Whether that means there's a connection between the human form of sporadic Creutzfeldt - Jakob and the new strain of mad cow is a completely open question, but the fact that we see similar damage is intriguing,» says Michael Hansen, the senior research associate for Consumers Union, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group.

And some cases of mad cow may have gone undetected because scientists examined only certain portions of animals» brains for signs of infection, Hansen says.

Even more worrisome, the molecular signature of one new strain resembles a deadly human neurological disease, sporadic Creutzfeldt - Jakob, leading to speculation that the new form of mad cow disease could spread among humans through the consumption of tainted beef.

Two new strains of mad cow disease, the brain - destroying killer linked to rogue proteins known as prions, turned up this year in Europe.

M: Well, in the United Kingdom we have a process, established partly in the aftermath of mad cow disease.

So far, 117 of the youngsters have died from Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (CJD), the human form of mad cow disease, and three more have recently shown symptoms.

Chronic wasting disease, a cousin of mad cow disease, is spreading among wild deer in parts of the U.S. Left unchecked, the fatal sickness could threaten North American deer populations — and maybe livestock and humans

Prions, whose normal function is unclear, are the likely cause of mad cow disease and similar brain disorders in animals and humans.

Misshapen proteins called prions lie at the root of mad cow disease and similar brain ailments, but the role of these molecules in their normal form remains unclear.

Overhyped microbes include anthrax (famous for the U.S. mail attacks in 2000), the Ebola and Marburg viruses (which can cause dramatic bleeding and high fever in their victims), and the prion agent of mad cow disease (otherwise known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE), which kills people by making their nervous systems degenerate.

It was the 1990s, and outbreaks of mad cow disease in cattle and Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease in humans were making headlines in newspapers worldwide.

The newly reported tests on more than 8000 tonsils and appendixes extracted from people between 1995 and 1999 revealed one positive result for the presence of the mutated prion protein believed to cause the human form of mad cow disease.

Antibodies to the rogue prion protein may one day provide a cure for variant Creutzfeldt - Jacob disease (vCJD), the deadly human counterpart of mad cow disease, according to new research conducted with mice.

The remarks, which were part of a series of «wish lists» submitted by local personalities, included the wish that Barack Obama «die of mad cow disease» and for Michelle Obama to «return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie the gorilla.»

Carl Paladino has been targeted for removal since he told a Buffalo arts newspaper in December that he wished then - President Barack Obama would die of mad cow disease and Michelle Obama would go live with a gorilla.

But Vacco countered saying, as he has before, this is all a pretext after remarks Paladino made to Artvoice at the end of the year, saying that his wish for 2017 was to have then President Obama die of mad cow disease and have his wife Michelle return to Africa to live with a Gorilla

The drive to remove Paladino from the school board comes after he told the alternative newspaper Artvoice that as part of his wishes for 2017 he wanted to see President Obama dead of mad cow disease and First Lady Michelle Obama living with a gorilla in Africa.

[116][117] When asked what he would like to see happen in 2017, Paladino replied it was President Barack Obama dying of mad cow disease, stating: «Obama catches mad cow disease after being caught having relations with a Her [e] ford.

Although Paladino has been targeted for removal since he told the arts newspaper that he wished then - President Barack Obama would die of mad cow disease and Michelle Obama would go live with a gorilla, the basis for the unusual proceedings is a petition filed by Board President Barbara Seals Nevergold and other board members accusing Paladino of disclosing confidential information discussed in closed - door sessions.

Paladino said his wishes for 2017 included having President Obama die of mad cow disease and having First Lady Michelle Obamna return to Africa to live as a man, with a gorilla.

The hearing will not focus on the article published in Artvoice, in which Paladino wished then - President Barack Obama would die of mad cow disease and said Michelle Obama should live with a gorilla.

Azzopardi was referencing Paladino's recent comments in a Buffalo newspaper in which he said he hoped Barack Obama would die of mad cow disease and that Michelle Obama would «return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe.»

Paladino in a «wish list» survey for the ArtVoice suggested he wanted President Obama to die of Mad Cow disease and First Lady Michelle Obama to «return to being a man» and live with a gorilla in an African cave.

There was also a jarring response from developer and school board member Carl Paladino saying what he'd like to see in 2017 is that Barak Obama would die of Mad Cow disease and Michelle Obama would move to Africa and live in a cave with a gorilla.

Paladino wished Obama would die of mad cow disease after having relations with a Hereford cow.

Former state Republican nominee for governor Carl Paladino, who has been a surrogate for President - elect Donald Trump, was criticized Friday for what he contends was a stab at humor in which he wished President Barack Obama to die of mad cow disease while first lady Michelle Obama lives in Africa.

Vacco referenced the racist statements from that Artvoice article written by Paladino, where he said he hoped President Obama would die of mad cow disease and Michelle Obama would «return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe.»

Paladino, the 2010 Republican candidate for governor who served as honorary co-chairman of Trump's 2016 campaign in New York, has received international condemnation after he told the alternative newspaper Artvoice that he wished President Obama would die of mad cow disease and suggested Michelle Obama live with a gorilla.

Pierce and Quinn both made clear they disapproved of the comments, which included wishing the president would die of mad cow disease and the first lady would «return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla.»