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Faralas:
Depending on which scientific or medical journal you subscribe to, BSE has yet to be proven 100% to be manmade. First off, humans cannot get madcows disease UNLESS they eat the raw brain matter of an infected cow. Otherwise, it's simply not scientifically possible. BSE was not a foreseen byproduct in the grain fed to cows.

From my knowledge - there is a relation between BSE and Jakob-Kreuzfeld-Syndrome. Sheep suffering under scrapies (correct word?) were killed and their cadavers used for protein rich power food, given to cattle (see? Animal proteine for vegetarians, with a totally different digestion system). As the heating process was too low, cattle could get infected - thus producing BSE - correct, started in the UK and spread all over Europe - most JK-Syndrome victims were British up to now. The trouble with this infection going over to humans is the long incubation period.
JK-syndrome existed in earlier times, too - but rose up due to "economic greed" (too low heating). Nope, it wasn't science, it was "economy". I'm sorry, my English is not good enough to explain fully, what I know from medicinal books. We had a lot of cattle food scandals here in Europe and the EU inspectors had a lot of trouble to doubletrack devious transportation methods and eliminate those products. It may not be a strong issue in the US, but was a strong one here on my continent. And I'm sorry to say => it was manmade <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/puppyeyes.gif" alt="" /> - BSE and JK. And I wonder how genetic mutated food and hormone infected meat will add to new diseases on the long term.

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I investigate, ask questions and scrutenize until I'm satisfied that it rings true for *me*. If that makes me a part of the 'problem' and not the solution in some peoples eyes, so be it. There is nothing I can do to change *who I am*. It took me too long to become this fantastic! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/winkwink.gif" alt="" />

Same here, Faralas <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/up.gif" alt="" /> - that's why I'm so sceptical and a real pain in the a** for some. Don't change, ok?
Kiya