We are not the final species: Difference between revisions
From Gnomon Chronicles
(Created page with "What percentage of beef-eating Americans diagnosed with dementia are in fact suffering from prion diseases? And of those beef-eaters not yet demented, what percentage have prions rotting their brains? Beef is the best-known and I assume largest prion vector. But all animals are vulnerable to prions diseases: sheep, pigs, fish. Also: plants can uptake prions from soil, and these prions remain infectious. One wonders if prion-based life forms will succeed our own....") |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
[[Category:Meat (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Meat (nonfiction)]] | ||
{{ | {{Categories: Essays by Karl Jones}} | ||
Latest revision as of 07:58, 9 May 2025
What percentage of beef-eating Americans diagnosed with dementia are in fact suffering from prion diseases?
And of those beef-eaters not yet demented, what percentage have prions rotting their brains?
Beef is the best-known and I assume largest prion vector.
But all animals are vulnerable to prions diseases: sheep, pigs, fish.
Also: plants can uptake prions from soil, and these prions remain infectious.
One wonders if prion-based life forms will succeed our own.
Evolution is an ongoing process: we are not the final species.
- Post @ Facebook (9 May 2025)
