--and would have posted it, but you beat me to it, CayoKay.

The article is particularly interesting to those of us who have conditions that may have involved an autoimmune molecular mimicry cascade--which includes conditions such as lupus, MS, ADEM, and a number of peripheral neuropathies.

It's been said before that the swine family shares certain genetic similarities with humans--indeed, swine tissues are often used to make medications or for transplants--and the possibility of something in these pigs tripping human immune systems to attack self-tissues that have molecular components that are similar is very intriguing.