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minus-squareÐ Greıt Þu̇mpkin@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoDo we know for sure that diseased meat doesn’t have a chance to infect a plant if used as a fertilizer?
minus-squareZane@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoAt 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
Do we know for sure that diseased meat doesn’t have a chance to infect a plant if used as a fertilizer?
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