What are prions? The word prion was coined in 1982 by neurologist Dr Stanley Prusiner, and is used to describe a proteinaceous infectious agent that is not inactivated or destroyed by procedures that modify nucleic acids such as deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleicacid (RNA)...
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MAD COW DISEASE ALSO KNOWN AS BOVINE SPONGIFORM ENCEPHALOPATHY IN CATTLE (BSE) OR CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE (CJD) IN HUMANS ARE DISEASES CAUSED BY PRIONS BSE (sometimes referred to as "mad cow disease
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The traditional approach to mortality composting does not provide acceptable pathogen reduction capabilities when dealing with Specific Risk Material Composting by its very nature is not a very homogenous process and for this reason com...
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MAAHP™ Tissue Processors

The new 2nd generation MAAHP™ tissue processor range has recently been launched in South Africa!

WRT's 2nd generation MAAHP™ Tissue Processors are highly specialized units - developed specifically for abattoirs and meat processing plants - that facilitate a thermo-chemical process by which all types of animal tissue can be broken down into a stable and completely pathogen free liquid with numerous useful applications.

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