The mad ABCs of BSE
An alphabetical specter is haunting the American supermarket, the specter of BSE. You probably thought that BSE was sufficiently repellent when it meant "Bachelor of Science in Engineering." Now that it means Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy it scarcely bears contemplation, which is one of the reasons, though only one, that everybody calls it "Mad Cow Disease" instead.The question ? "Where does Mad Cow Disease come from?" ? has a short answer and a longer one.




