Posted on 06/12/2011 3:52:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
CHINESE scientists have genetically modified dairy cows to produce human breast milk, and hope to be selling it in supermarkets within three years.
The milk produced by the transgenic cows is identical to the human variety, with the same immune-boosting and antibacterial qualities as breast milk, scientists at China's Agricultural University in Beijing said.
The transgenic herd of 300 was bred by inserting human genes into cloned cow embryos which were then implanted into surrogate cows, Sky News reported.
The technology used was similar to that used to produce Dolly the sheep, the first mammal to be cloned by scientists, in Scotland.
The milk is still undergoing safety tests, but with government permission will be sold to consumers as a more nutritious dairy drink than cow's milk.
Workers at the university's dairy farm have already tasted the milk - and said it is sweeter and stronger than the bovine variety.
"It's good," said worker Jiang Yao. "It's better for you because it's genetically modified.
The scientists have also produced animals that are resistant to mad cow disease, as well as beef cattle that are genetically modified to produce more nutritious meat. The director of the research project, Professor Li Ning, said Western concerns about the ethics of genetic modification are misplaced.
"There are 1.5 billion people in the world who don't get enough to eat," he said.
"It's our duty to develop science and technology, not to hold it back. We need to feed people first, before we consider ideals and convictions."
Read more about how Chinese cows are producing human breast milk at Sky News.
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Haven’t we seen this before in a horror movie set on an island somewhere?
Do you remember the moreau to that story?
I lol’d.
After all, there is no way to verify that any of it is true.
What we can verify is that the Chinese government will stop at nothing to siphon off scientific research from other countries and yet has exported nothing that demonstrates any of the revolutionary science they claim to be generating.
Here, here!
Berry gud pun!
Frankencow!
Uh uh. Nope. Not gonna say it.
glad I am old and won’t see what freaks are bred in about 50 years...
Borden Babe
How’s that big agriculture going to treat mothers and kids? Well, elite folks will think it’s cool. Mothers among the peasantry, not so much.
Drink Brawndo: It's Got Electrolytes!
Yeah, but what’s its melamine content.
I’d think the Chinese would want to keep a low profile for a while on the whole baby food issue.
Suuuuure it is, comrade.
That's why the Party points a gun at your head to make you drink it.
Creating markets is the (Red) capitalist way.
Now scientists will have to alter human mother’s breasts to produce cow’s milk for calves.
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