The Humane Society released a video of suffering “down” cows being tortured into standing up long enough to be considered “walkers” and therefore safe to eat by current USDA standards. The video also shows the California slaughterhouse processing cows too weak to be tortured into standing. In response to the video, the USDA forced a […]
Researchers find infectious prions throughout eyes of patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Researchers find infectious prions throughout eyes of patients with deadly sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a discovery that reveals both a biohazard and a potential diagnostic tool By the time symptoms of sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) are typically discovered, death is looming and inevitable. But, in a new study, researchers at University of California San Diego School […]