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Biotech / Medical
A Mad Cow/Prion Test

An SI Board Since April 1996

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Emcee: Fred J Bealle	Type: Unmoderated

Introduction Compact

The problem: Mad Cow disease (BSE, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy) has
been linked by Dr.Prusiner (UC,SF.) and others to CJD (human Creuzfeldt-Jakob
disease). CJD is a fatal neuro-degenerative disease that has been rare.
But so was AIDS when it began!

The breakthrough: Dr M Harrington of Cal.Inst.Tech. has devised a simple test
(viz Finan.Post Toronto April 12) that uses an antibody to identify the
protein markers that can be extracted from live cows' spinal fluid.

The opportunity: identify key firms that can profit from this sort of response
to BSE and CJD. Buy their stock cheap.

The appeal: will those who can, please contribute news capsules or results
of web or literature searches to this thread? For example, do a resume of any
articles on CJD, BSE, scrapie, kuru, prions, non-mendellian genetic material,
use of offal in livestock feed, antibody testing.

Remember: the object of this thread is to identify commercial opportunity related
to BSE/CJD/scrapie/kuru. SHARE your secrets.
Consider that if BSE/scrapie were to spread, all beef/sheep/pigs/poultry and
dairy products could be at risk worldwide.
Scrapies sheep have been found last week in Canada.

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23	There is a company in Minnesota called Cellox Labs that has found ways to avoid	droogiegroom	-	10/30/1996
22	OK, Paul, will be in touch. The interest in prions has died down in the new wo	Fred J Bealle	-	10/29/1996
21	i am in touchwith a company that has a bse test if this is still of interest p	paul eduard schenker	-	10/29/1996
20	dear sir I am in touch with a company that has a bse test please contact me	paul eduard schenker	-	10/29/1996
19	Electrophoretics - traded in UK on AIM AIM is the "Alternative Investment	Tumbleweed	-	5/13/1996
18	Vical Inc.--non-viral gene-based vaccines. I wonder how they do that. And what	Fred J Bealle	-	5/10/1996
17	Bulletin from Financial Times May 9. Financial Post reprint: Britain faces call	Fred J Bealle	-	5/9/1996
16	Dan, thanks for incisive response. I am ignorant of costs of antibody testing	Fred J Bealle	-	5/7/1996
15	Well, I doubt you've got a money maker here for a few reasons. First, ant	olduser	-	5/7/1996
14	Joe, this is a keepalive message. I believe BSE will be around for a long time.	Fred J Bealle	-	5/6/1996
13	Apparently its a $150M annual market! Lets the insurance companies decide if t	Tumbleweed	-	4/24/1996
12	Fred, never thought of the fraud prevention market, as a long time bad back p	bill small	-	4/23/1996
11	Bill, are you serious? The real point is fraud detection. Big business. Disco	Fred J Bealle	-	4/23/1996
10	Joe, thanks, my, a back pain test! Now what do we need a test for on bac	bill small	-	4/23/1996
9	No, in fact it concentrated upon a test for back pain! When I originally heard	Tumbleweed	-	4/23/1996
8	Joe, thanks for info. Did the article say how the test was performed? bes	bill small	-	4/22/1996
7	Electrophorectics International is the company with the BSE test. Investors Chr	Tumbleweed	-	4/21/1996
6	you may want to look at celox a co. that makes serum free media for cell cultu	Brett Koplin	-	4/19/1996
5	Joe, thanks for post. Please do keep me informed. Especially interesed in co	bill small	-	4/19/1996
4	I couldnt find the reference to the company, but here are a couple of www start	Tumbleweed	-	4/19/1996
3	There is a UK company that says it has developed a Prion test. I'll try an	Tumbleweed	-	4/19/1996
2	Fred, If you look down the misc medical section here on SI and find Trini	bill small	-	4/15/1996
1	Update: scrapie, my British correspondant M.Leach informs me, is endemic in she	Fred J Bealle	-	4/15/1996

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