[torstars]

The evidence is thin.

The evidence isn't thin. The genes have been sequenced (human, bovine, ovine, and mouse) and the assay for vCJD is quite precise.

The article is just a snow job with a bunch of "what ifs".

[FollowingTheGrace]

I'm not defending the article, just pointing out that there are an awful lot of questions remaining. There does seem to be a connection, but it doesn't totally explain it. Why so few human cases considering how widespread the BSE was? Perhaps this is just the leading edge, but why have they leveled out then?

It's a horrible disease. My mother died this year of possible CJD (not vCJD), but could not be confirmed because no pathologist in the state would do an autopsy.

[discostu]

Your first sentence was right. The evidence isn't thin, it's non-existent. There is no evidence at all that prions jump species. BSE hasn't been linked with anything in humans.

[Old Professer]

You're going to have to come up with more than this to convince me that you aren't just here to impugn the argument; newbies need credentials.