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BSE advisers admit giving up a purely scientific role

NaturePublished 5 August 1999Open access
Natasha Loder
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TL;DR

Scientists advising the British government on the outbreak of the BSE epidemic in the late 1980s claim that they came under pressure from government officials to endorse a statement on the safety of beef.

Abstract

london Scientists advising the British government on the outbreak of the BSE epidemic in the late 1980s claim that they came under pressure from government officials to endorse a statement on the safety of beef.

Keywords

Medicine