/tags/series-bent-out-of-shape Series: Bent Out Of Shape en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:40:03 GMT /science/2019-06-13/new-research-on-chronic-wasting-disease-reiterates-its-potential-to-jump-to-other-species A neurodegenerative illness called chronic wasting disease is spreading among deer and elk in our region. Now, researchers at Colorado State University… Thu, 13 Jun 2019 22:40:03 GMT /science/2019-06-13/new-research-on-chronic-wasting-disease-reiterates-its-potential-to-jump-to-other-species Rae Ellen Bichell /science/2019-04-25/bent-out-of-shape-part-4-the-next-mad-cow-disease Michael Osterholm is worried. He directs the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. He's also serving a… Thu, 25 Apr 2019 11:00:00 GMT /science/2019-04-25/bent-out-of-shape-part-4-the-next-mad-cow-disease Rae Ellen Bichell /science/2019-04-24/bent-out-of-shape-part-3-a-complicated-turn-of-events Researchers first identified chronic wasting disease way back in the 1960s. Soon after, Michael Miller got sucked into working on it."Yeah, sucked into it… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 11:00:00 GMT /science/2019-04-24/bent-out-of-shape-part-3-a-complicated-turn-of-events Rae Ellen Bichell /science/2019-04-23/bent-out-of-shape-part-2-an-animal-epidemic-goes-global The question of where chronic wasting disease came from reopened in the spring of 2016.Roy Andersen was monitoring reindeer in Norway. He’s a research… Tue, 23 Apr 2019 11:00:00 GMT /science/2019-04-23/bent-out-of-shape-part-2-an-animal-epidemic-goes-global Rae Ellen Bichell /science/2019-04-22/bent-out-of-shape-part-1-a-mysterious-animal-epidemic Heather Swanson and Ryan Prioreschi monitor wildlife with the City of Boulder. They're standing in knee-high golden grass on a slope where the Rocky… Mon, 22 Apr 2019 16:47:42 GMT /science/2019-04-22/bent-out-of-shape-part-1-a-mysterious-animal-epidemic Rae Ellen Bichell /science/2019-04-08/bent-out-of-shape-could-a-mysterious-animal-epidemic-become-the-next-mad-cow Chronic wasting disease is crippling deer populations in the Mountain West, around the country and in bordering Canadian provinces. It's not a bacterium… Tue, 09 Apr 2019 00:04:08 GMT /science/2019-04-08/bent-out-of-shape-could-a-mysterious-animal-epidemic-become-the-next-mad-cow Rae Ellen Bichell