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Source And Identification
Of Prions

By Shadow
8-19-4
 
In the 1960s, Thomas Brock,a University of Wisconsin/Madison professor, was taking samples of thermophilic (heat tolerant) bacteria in Yellowstone National Park geyser pools when he discovered a stable, highly heat-resistant thermophile he named T. Aquaticus.
 
This organism survived in the near boiling temperatures at the mouth of the geysers, and exhibited unique enzymatic properties that were later determined to be invaluable to several industries. These included use in laboratory procedures such as Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). Another use was in the sucrose/fructose industry, as an enzyme to convert corn and grains to fructose, allowing the development of a multibillion dollar sweetener industry for many foods-such as carbonated soft drinks. Many industries also developed around this highly economical source of sucrose/fructose.
 
Thermophiles have several distinct characteristics that should be noted here. They are an ancient class of protein called Archaea, which are thought to be one of the first lifeforms on this planet. They are found in undersea thermal vents , in high temperature petroleum bearing rock strata, and possibly in the myriad of bacteria that make decomposition of organic life occur in nature post mortem. These are very stable protein strands, that are able to fold themselves up into impenetrably dense nodules, which then apparently secrete a metallic shell or casing (this may be part of the metabolic process of the protein, or a protective reaction to environmental conditions). Various thermophiles are able to bind copper, iron, and gold. The rapid enzymatic process exhibited by thermophiles seems to be connected to the presence of these metals, and accumulations of these trace metals in living tissue would be strongly indicative of the presence of these thermophilic proteins.
 
In the manufacturing process for sucrose/fructose, corn is steeped in a solution containing a concentration of thermophilic bacteria, which through their rapid and high temperature enzymatic reactions allow the efficient separation of corn into corn syrup-in this case, sucrose and fructose.
 
This product is then refined and used in commercial food applications. The residual material (corn mash, hulls, and such-these would contain enormous concentrations of these thermophiles) are also sold as commercial feed for cattle, poultry, and swine.
 
The group of apparently prion-related neural diseases such as CWD, CJD, Alzheimer's Disease, or Parkinson's disease seem to be related to the release of these thermophiles into the food chain. As it is widely known that these products are used as domestic animal and game feeds (deer bait, etc.) and since rodents and wild animals would have access to these feeds, the possible connection to the current epidemic of CWD observed in North America may also possibly be linked to this same source.
 
The excess iron or metals found in the brain tissue of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease patients may indicate high concentrations of these thermophiles in the neural tissue of these patients.
 
Since it has been determined by the scientific community that the prion proteins bind metals (in particular, copper and iron), and since the characteristics of extremophiles and prions are identical in very many aspects-enough to be considered identical.
 
There is very likely a connection between the dissemination of prions in the environment and their introduction into the food chain via the sucrose /fructose extraction industrial residue that is sold as commercial animal feeds, as well as a connection to the North American CWD epidemic.
 
Shadow
 
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