NO MORE MAD COW DISEASE ?

are you ready for steak from cloned cows if you can be sure that the cows will be free of 'mad cow disease' or are you not worried about
'mad cow disease' or a vegan ?
it seems that pretty soon you may have a choice - to clone or not to clone that is the question !
hbg

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Cloned cows free of madness
Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO ?- Scientists have genetically engineered a dozen cows to be free from the proteins that cause mad-cow disease, a breakthrough that may make the animals immune to the brain-wasting disease.

An international team of researchers from the U.S. and Japan reported Sunday that they had "knocked out" the gene responsible for making the proteins, called prions. The disease didn't take hold when brain tissue from two of the genetically engineered cows was exposed to bad prions in the laboratory, they said.

Experts said the work may offer another layer of security to people concerned about eating infected beef, although though any food derived from genetically engineered animals must first be approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

"This research is a huge step forward for the use of animal biotechnology that benefits consumers," said Barbara Glenn of the Biotechnology Industry Organization, a Washington industry group that includes the company that sponsored the research as a member. "This a plus for consumers worldwide."


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NO MORE MAD COW DISEASE ?