Nanotechnology improves food safety by detecting prions (10/9/2008)
Currently, testing for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in cattle is a lengthy process. With funding from USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) National Research Initiative (NRI), scientists in New York created a new device that may provide a faster, easier, and more reliable way to test for BSE.