Re: organic fertilizers- mad cow

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] organic fertilizers- mad cow
• From: "James R. Fisher" g*@well.com
• Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 19:26:02 -0400
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Ray & Nora Edwards wrote:

    Actually it was felt that a man who used bone meal  for many years did
possibly contract the disease that way. No concrete evidence just anecdotal.
To my knowledge no tests have been done ,at least not in the states. As for
heat ,  that will not reduce the risk. Its a prion not a bacterial organism.

Nora

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Well but, a prion is a protein, is it not ? and heat sufficient
to carmelize a steak would be sufficient to make toast of
a prion, no ?
-jrf
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Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

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