In Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund plan from U of M for CWD diagnostic test, we posted a plan related to Dan Ferguson's article for Forum Communications, A field test for fatal deer disease? Minnesota scientists say it's just months away.
Another document related to this project has been posted by Minnesota House Environment and Natural Resources Division Chair Rick Hansen, DFL-S. St. Paul: The U of M CWD Presentation to the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).
Larsen 201903t CWD Diagnost... posted by Rick Hansen on Scribd
Let's hope Dr. Larsen's project proves to be successful.
According to its website, the LCCMR:
The LCCMR is made up of 17 members: 5 Senators, 5 Representatives, 5 citizens appointed by the governor, 1 citizen appointed by the Senate, and 1 citizen appointed by the House. The function of the LCCMR is to make funding recommendations to the legislature for special environment and natural resource projects, primarily from the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). These projects help maintain and enhance Minnesota's environment and natural resources. The LCCMR developed from a program initiated in 1963. Since 1963, approximately $999 million has been appropriated to more than 2,200 projects recommended to the legislature by the Commission to protect and enhance Minnesota's environment and natural resources.
Ferguson reported in A field test for fatal deer disease? Minnesota scientists say it's just months away:
In labs across the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus, scientists are months away from making that a reality.
After lawmakers and the governor approved $1.8 million to fund the creation of a test to detect chronic wasting disease within hours, rather than days, a team of veterinary experts, microbiologists, genomics professors and engineers started a two-year timeline to create a breakthrough tool to test for the disease.
“This is a clear threat to deer heritage. I hate the fact that deer are being labeled as zombies,” University of Minnesota Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Professor Peter Larsen told members of the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources on Monday, June 17. Some have described the malformed prion protein disease as a "zombie-like" condition. “We need new tools to fight that disease." . .
Photo: A big whitetail buck.
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