Kathy D., You admit to not catching the beginning of this discussion and yet
you quickly write that I have no credibility because I have not cited my
sources of information. Over and over again I have cited sources. I
actually posted a correction to my one of my last posts with the web site
where the abstract on the modification of grains was posted. No it never
stated oats and I never said oats (not oatmeal) were genetically modified.
Although I did say I suspected oats were because all the other grains were
being used. The major discussion is the genetic engineering of human milk
components to be used in infant formula and in pharmaceuticals. This is a
patent (one of about 200--I hope that you don't want me to post them all).
It was filed in September 1991 and approved in February 2000. Valerie W.
McClain, IBCLC
You will have to go to the US Patent Office
http://www.uspto.gov/patft/index.html
do a number search---6020015 to see the whole patent.
United States Patent 6,020,015
Gaull February 1, 2000
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Infant formula compositions and nutrition containing genetically engineered
human milk proteins
Abstract
Compositions containing human milk proteins, including the so-called host
resistance factors of human milk, prepared by chemically synthesizing the
human milk proteins or by genetic engineering techniques for producing
recombinant human milk proteins, are useful for supplementing or enhancing
the diet of infants, particularly very-low-birth-weight infants. The human
milk proteins include the host resistance factors (HRF) found in human milk,
such as lactoferrin (LF), lactoperoxidase (LP), lysozyme (LZ),
immunoglobulin-A (IgA), alpha-lactalbumin, alpha, beta, kappa-caseins, and
others. The compositions may also include components other than the human
milk proteins useful for improved infant nutrition. In the utilization of the
compositions of this invention, the compositions would be administered to an
infant in at least an amount that the infant would receive if fed
substantially only fresh human milk. Also, the proportions of the human milk
proteins would preferably be present in the compositions in about the
proportions these proteins are found in human milk.
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Inventors: Gaull; Gerald E. (2949 Harrison St., Evanston, IL 60201)
Appl. No.: 759100
Filed: September 6, 1991
Current U.S. Class: 426/580; 426/72; 426/74; 426/801; 435/192; 435/206;
530/360; 530/365
Intern'l Class: A23C 009/00
Field of Search: 426/72,74,580,801 530/387,365,360 435/192,206
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Primary Examiner: Pratt; Helen
Attorney, Agent or Firm: McDonnell, Boehnen, Hulbert & Berghoff
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Parent Case Text
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This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/247,981, filed
Sep. 22, 1988 now abandoned.
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