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Mad cow as bioterrorism?
Email: Eric Sabo - esabo68@yahoo.com News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20040115-04
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As public interest in bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) grows in the United States, strict controls on who is allowed to study it could needlessly slow US research on the disease, contend some prion scientists. That's because as part of the Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act that recently took effect, BSE prions are considered “select agents” that require special security arrangements, including background checks on anyone who may have access to this material in the lab.
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