FW: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta
From: Jose Campos <josecamposcomet_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:31:57 2004 Message-ID: <DGEBLJJBPOAHJLINCDEHCECPCAAA.josecamposcomet_at_netcabo.pt> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3D25E.052DEB00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hi Taurus the Bull, That cow that jumped over the moon, was afterwards it on the head and killed by a stony-iron meteorite. This same meteorite later became aptly known as Vaca Muerta, which, in Spanish means "Dead Cow"... Some scientists suspect that the cow was already mad, before it was struck by the meteorite, and that with the hard blow, the cow's brain were all over the place, infecting some nearby prions in the process... but other scientists quickly said that's a lot of bull! Have a nice Sunday. José -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]On Behalf Of Howard Wu Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 8:33 PM To: Francis Graham; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta Prions are supposedly heat resistant and carry no genetic material. Then there is the question of how a prion would get into a cows brain. Only possible way I can think of is a direct impact to the skull by a micro fragment. Vaca Muerta comes to mind though any fall out in the range only witnessed by cows could be the culprit. And maybe the tale of the cow jumping over the moon is a oral record of space cows observed by aboriginals. Perhaps why cows are sacred in India is they were once visited by cows from space millenia ago Taurus the Bull..(i.e.Too ashame to sign my name to this one.) Francis Graham <francisgraham_at_rocketmail.com> wrote: "We still had hamburgers for dinner that night," he said. "The odds of being hit by a meteorite are much greater than anyone in America dying of mad cow disease." Interestingly, there is some science behind the speculation that something like a prion protovirus may have been carried to the early Earth by a meteorite, since life on Earth seems to have developed within 400 Mya after cooling. But no one can be sure yet, since there are also models for a rapid RNA world that might work. Certainly the prion that causes mad cow was not brought by a meteorite though, since it is too host-specific. Unless there are cows in space. Now that would make interesting meteorites. :) Francis Graham __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Find out what made the Top Yahoo! 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Version: 6.0.556 / Virus Database: 348 - Release Date: 12/26/2003 ------=_NextPart_000_000E_01C3D25E.052DEB00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN = class=3D546382800-04012004> =20 Hi Taurus the Bull,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004> That cow that jumped over = the moon,=20 was afterwards it on the head and killed by a stony-iron=20 meteorite.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004> This same meteorite later = became=20 aptly known as Vaca Muerta, which, in Spanish means "Dead=20 Cow"...</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004> Some scientists suspect = that the cow=20 was already mad, before it was struck by the meteorite, and = that with=20 the hard blow, the cow's brain were all over the place, infecting some = nearby=20 prions </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff = size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004> in the process... but other scientists = quickly=20 said that's a lot of bull!</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004> Have a nice=20 Sunday.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004> Jos=E9</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004></SPAN></FONT><FONT face=3DArial = color=3D#0000ff=20 size=3D2><SPAN class=3D546382800-04012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2><SPAN=20 class=3D546382800-04012004></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>-----Original = Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>=20 meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com=20 [mailto:meteorite-list-admin_at_meteoritecentral.com]<B>On Behalf Of = </B>Howard=20 Wu<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 03, 2004 8:33 PM<BR><B>To:</B> = Francis=20 Graham; meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:=20 [meteorite-list] Mad Cow and Vaca Muerta<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Prions are supposedly heat resistant and carry no genetic material. = Then=20 there is the question of how a prion would get into a cows brain. Only = possible=20 way I can think of is a direct impact to the skull by a micro fragment. = Vaca=20 Muerta comes to mind though any fall out in the range only witnessed by = cows=20 could be the culprit. And maybe the tale of the cow jumping over the = moon is=20 a oral record of space cows observed by aboriginals. Perhaps = why cows=20 are sacred in India is they were once visited by cows from space = millenia=20 ago</DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#0000ff size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Taurus the Bull..(i.e.Too ashame to sign my name to this = one.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><B><I>Francis Graham = <francisgraham_at_rocketmail.com></I></B>=20 wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=3Dreplbq=20 style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px = solid">"We=20 still had hamburgers for dinner that night," <BR>he said. "The odds of = <BR>being hit by a meteorite are much greater than <BR>anyone in = America dying=20 <BR>of mad cow disease."<BR><BR>Interestingly, there is some science = behind=20 the<BR>speculation that something like a prion protovirus may<BR>have = been=20 carried to the early Earth by a meteorite,<BR>since life on Earth = seems to=20 have developed within 400<BR>Mya after cooling. But no one can be sure = yet,=20 since<BR>there are also models for a rapid RNA world that=20 might<BR>work.<BR>Certainly the prion that causes mad cow was = not<BR>brought=20 by a meteorite though, since it is too<BR>host-specific. Unless there = are cows=20 in space. Now<BR>that would make interesting meteorites. = :)<BR><BR>Francis=20 Graham<BR><BR><BR>__________________________________<BR>Do you = Yahoo!?<BR>Find=20 out what made the Top Yahoo! 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