Mad Cow's Disease And Mad Man

Part I of Essay
Man is king of the food chain and for the most part it is NOT necessary for us to "hunt". We are the only species who has the ability to cultivate crops; breed animals for food and store food for longer time periods with out spoilage. Food is plentiful. However, human na ....

Part II of Essay
.... known as "Scrapie". Scrapie is a naturally occurring disease of sheep found in many parts of the world and is one kind of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy (TSE) that affects a sheep's nervous system. Scrapie's main target organ is the brain but may infect other tissues such as the spinal cord, the lymphatic system, the intestines and eyes. What does sheep have to do with not being able to eat a steak you ask? In 1986, British scientist discovered Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), better known as Mad Cow's Disease which is ....