There is no limit to scientific perversion! After animal cloning comes that of some Chinese researchers, who recently introduced human genes into the DNA of 300 cows with the aim of reproducing the quality and characteristics of breast milk to be sold in the supermarket as a substitute for the authentic one.
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There is no limit to scientific perversion! After animal cloning comes that of some Chinese researchers, who have recently introduced human genes in the DNA of 300 cows with the aim of reproducing the quality and characteristics of the breast milk to be sold in the supermarket as a substitute for the authentic one.
Renamed (not surprisingly) as "Franken-cow“, Recalling the anomaly and the unnatural result of the monster in Mary Shelley's novel, the transgenic cow was genetically modified in China, where the rules on GM foods are milder than in Europe and where the experts who carried out and followed the experiment count on producing breast milk to get it on the shelves in about ten years.
In short, the gmo cows they belong identical to the others only that instead of their milk they will produce milk with human proteins, such as lysozyme, which protects infants from infection, and lactoferrin, which strengthens the immune system. Compared to normal cow milk, that human gmo has a content of increased fat (+ 20%), for this reason experts say “it could be aalternative to breastfeeding and various types of infant formula which are often criticized as an insufficient alternative for the newborn ”.
According to scientists from the State Key Laboratories for AgroBiotechnology of the China Agricultural University who carried out the experiment, this new milk "is just as safe as that produced by women who have just become mothers".
Second Ning Li, the researcher who coordinated the research also published in the journal Public Library of Science One “It's a milk that tastes ten times stronger than regular cow's milk. In ten years we will find this product on supermarket shelves ".
Uno truly disturbing future scenario, which in the United Kingdom has raised the immediate reactions of GMO free groups, absolutely opposed to the arrival of genetically modified products, especially in baby food.
"There are millions of questions as to whether the milk from these cows is safe for humans," said Helen Wallace of GeneWatch, a British body that monitors the biotech sector - and it's hard to verify without large-scale testing. ".
Also skeptical Royal Society for the Protection of Animals: “The offspring of cloned animals often has serious health problems - a spokesperson said - Do we really need this milk? ".
Indeed, this question is more than legitimate! And it comes to add, who really earns it?
Verdiana Amorosi
