Posted: July 14th, 2016

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE)

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy

Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, is a worldwide problem. While many countries in the European Union and the United States have regulatory legislation in place to combat the spread of BSE, many others do not yet have the ability to enact such regulations, making the importation and use of possibly tainted beef a health risk.

As a specialist in biochemistry, you have been asked to be part of a team to a country without regulatory legislation to help them understand BSE at a chemical level.