Reply #8: I'm not saying

[dorkulon]

this is a definite cause, but from the evidence contained in the article, it seems like further research in that direction is warranted. And the fact that they have been shut out makes me suspicious.

It seems like a lot of brain diseases have their root cause in metal poisoning, from Parkinson's to Autism. Manganese, mercury, aluminum... and it's the Chem/Pharm industries that would be held responsible in the end. There are already clear examples of coverups in these industries regarding other such liabilities. So I don't really think it's such a whacky idea that they might do the same thing here, at least withholding funding for research that might expose them.

The upside of this is that BSE is probably not transmissible by eating, but something that humans get from environmental conditions also. This would explain how life-long vegetarians have contracted the disease.