Between 1986 and 1989, a disease swept through British cattle herds, which came to be known as Mad Cow disease. Scientists began to suspect that this was somehow related to some human illness. A California neurologist said both humans and animals were suffering from a mutated prion. When defective prions are transmitted from an infected host to a new host, they convert any normal prions they come across into copies of themselves so it is possible for a mutated prion to be transmitted from a cow to a person by eating beef. Dr. Stanley B. Prusiner received a Nobel prize for his work with prion.
| Title | Foreign Body |
|---|---|
| Genres | Crime Documentary |
| Release Date | 1998-10-22 |
| Episode Runtime | 00 Hours 23 Minutes |
| Season Number | 3 |
| Episode Number | 4 |
| Production Companies | Medstar Television |
