The scare in Britain over infections across species by prions was badly handled. Whether the research community can do more to prevent future public crises of confidence needs to be examined in the light of the past influence of interested parties.
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Lessons from BSE for public confidence. Nature 380, 271 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/380271a0
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