The problem with genetic engineering to prevent Mad Cow Disease

[thewayne]

http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,72508-0.html

2007: A biotechnology company in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, breeds cattle that are immune to mad cow disease. A relieved beef industry pours funding into the lab.

2008: Mad-cow-immune cows become the standard for livestock, but it is discovered that their prion-resistant brains have given them a primitive, sinister intelligence. Farmhand kickings, rodeo clown gorings and milkmaid stompings rise 400 percent. A few of the cows escape into the wild, making capture difficult. The government decides to sow biogenetically engineered grasses in their grazing areas, grasses that will release deadly spores into their systems.

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Comments

[wuglet.livejournal.com]

Most likely you know this already, but still a good topic to remember. ^^

"Bad cow pun..." xD

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

That is really good! I'd never seen it before, thanks sweetie!

[spaceoperadiva.livejournal.com]

Cows with primitive, sinister intelligence = bison. Bison are very tasty!

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

I've had a bite of buffalo, never had bison. My wife wants me to make buffalo burgers some time, so maybe I'll also look for a couple of pounds of bison then.

BTW, here's a great burger recipe: The Burger of the Gods. Can't ask for simpler. And VERY tasty, especially with some sharp cheddar. I crunched up five pieces of cooked bacon and mixed it in with the beef.

[silveradept]

The worst part is, it could happen... hopefully it won't, and that would take a lot of wrong turns to get to that point, but it could happen at some point...