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Chemistry behind the News: Sick Cows, Protein Geometry, and Politics

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Carol Steinhart

University of Wisconsin - Madison, 209 North Brooks Street, Madison, WI 53715

J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73 (10), p A232

DOI: 10.1021/ed073pA232

Publication Date (Web): October 1, 1996

Abstract

Ten years ago in Great Britain, the first reports of a mysterious disease of the central nervous system in cattle marked the quiet start of one of the century's most catastrophic livestock epidemics. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE). It has focused attention on a group of infectious, genetic, and sporadic mammalian diseases attributed to most unorthodox disease agents called prions.

Keywords (Audience):

Continuing Education

Keywords (Domain):

Organic Chemistry

Keywords (Feature):

Chemistry Behind the News

Keywords (Subject):

Consumer Chemistry

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