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> found that plants can be a vector for prions. When researchers fed hamsters grass that grew on ground where a deer that died with chronic wasting disease (CWD
by UncleOxidant 6y ago
> found that plants can be a vector for prions. When researchers fed hamsters grass that grew on ground where a deer that died with chronic wasting disease (CWD) was buried, the hamsters became ill with CWD
OMG.
I recall watching a PBS show on prions back in the 90s where they tried to destroy them in various ways : burning, burying, etc, and they were extremely difficult to destroy.
- dnautics 6y agothis is well known. Co-grazing scrapie sheep will cross over into cows as mad cow disease. However, co-grazing CWD deer will not cross over into cows or sheep (this is also well known). The determinants of why X can or can't cross over into Y are not well-understood, yet.
- kayodelycaon 6y agoSodium hydroxide works, but you're basically chemically destroying anything organic. The alternatives include 1,000°C fires and other such fun things.