Scientists promise BSE-resistant cattle

15 April 1999

Scientists promise BSE-resistant cattle

RESEARCHERS at the University of California are carrying out work which could lead to an end to mad cow disease .

The scientists have carried out research which identifies the processes involved in the development of the disease.

The research, published in the journal Biochemistry, suggests ways of breeding animals which would be resistant to scrapie and BSE.

• Financial Times 15/04/99 page 14 (Technology Worth Watching)