The Patch is created in the gyre of the North Pacific Subtropical Convergence Zone. The Great Pacific garbage patch was predicted in a 1988 paper published by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the United States. The prediction was based on results obtained by several Alaska-based researchers between 1985 and 1988 that measured neustonic plastic in the North Pacific Ocean.
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), or Mad Cow Disease. BSE (bovine spongiform encephalopathy) is a progressive neurological disorder of cattle that results from infection by an unusual transmissible agent called a prion. The nature of the transmissible agent is not well understood. Currently, the most accepted theory is that the agent is a modified form of a normal protein known as prion protein.
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are caused by abnormal folding of prions (pronounced pree-ons, an acronym for proteinaceous infectious particles). The normal prion protein, which is designated as PrPc, is a 35kD membrane glycoprotein, which is water-soluble and proteinase-sensitive.ransmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are caused by abnormal folding of prions (pronounced pree-ons, an acronym for proteinaceous infectious particles). The normal prion protein, which is designated as PrPc, is a 35kD membrane glycoprotein, which is water-soluble and proteinase-sensitive.