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Archive Home > 2004 > November > 15 > Some may be resistant to mad cow

Some may be resistant to mad cow

Scientists: Genetic variation protects some people from the disease, but could also lead to a new form of it

By Chuck Chiang / The Bulletin
November 15, 2004

WASHINGTON - British researchers have offered some hope for mad cow disease, which stung Oregon's cattle industry last year.

According to an article in the medical journal Science, some people have a genetic variation that could help them resist mad cow disease. But when infections do occur in....

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