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Van: heather <[log in to unmask]>
Verzonden: donderdag 13 januari 2000 14:06
Onderwerp: humanised cows?


> This is from a UK bf list - apparently in a UK paper today.
>
> > "Babies could soon be drinking "humanised" milk from genetically
modified
> > cows. Scientists in Edinburgh unveiled Rosie, the GM cow that produced
the
> > human breastmilk protein alphalactalbumin, three years ago.
> >
> > Now a 20-strong herd of similar cows has been bred in Virginia by an
> > American subsidiary of PPL Therapeutics, with a view to the commercial
> > production of milk that could benefit babies or the elderly in as little
> as
> > 30 months.
> >
> > Eventually, scientists hope to use genetic engineering to humanise cow
> milk
> > entirely, arguing that it would be healthier for humans to drink.
> >
> > However, a goverment statement said yesterday: "There are no
applications
> > for any product of this nature to be used in the UK."
>
> Is this true?
>
> Heather Welford Neil
> NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK
>
Some years ago in The Netherlands there was the bull "Herman", designed by
gentech to produce daughters that would make milk with human factoferrine in
it. it was produces, according to the researchers for the devellopment of
human medications. The research just *happened* to be (co-)paid for by the
main Dutch infant formula company.
Gonneke van Veldhuizen, Maaseik, Belgium

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