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[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Do we know for sure that diseased meat doesn't have a chance to infect a plant if used as a fertilizer?

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[–] Zane@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago

At least in CWD-causing prions, plant accumulation is significant enough for the plants to be infectious when consumed by mice in a lab setting. So, maybe?

https://www.usgs.gov/publications/plants-vectors-environmental-prion-transmission

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