Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rapidly progressive and fatal neurodegenerative disease, that affects 1 in every 1,000,000 people, with there being 350 new cases of the pathology in the United States every year. In specific, it is a prion disease that is caused by a misfolded prion protein,...

We compare consumer valuations of beef ribeye steaks from cattle produced without growth hormones or genetically modified corn in France, Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Results suggest that French consumers place a higher value on beef from cattle that have not been...