'Mad cow disease' may have originated from human remains mixed into cattle feed, according to a controversial new theory.

The theory published in the Lancet links the brain disease to a trade in carcass material in the 1960s. Susan Watts reported on Sept 1 ( 10:30 PM London Time):

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