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Nature 414, 569 (6 December 2001) | doi:10.1038/414569b
Poor practices led to BSE brains mix-up, say auditors
Declan Butler
Auditors have blamed Britain's Institute of Animal Health (IAH) for poor labelling and record-keeping practices that allegedly led to years of BSE research being wasted.The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs commissioned two audits last month, after tests by the Laboratory of the Government Chemist revealed that samples from brains being studied for signs of BSE in sheep had actually come from cattle (see Nature 413, 760; 2001).
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