The world鈥檚 first cows genetically engineered to make a pharmaceutical
product in their milk were born over Christmas, the Dutch company Pharming has
announced. It has not disclosed which pharmaceutical is involved. Researchers
will find out within six months whether the cows express the gene in their milk.
鈥淚f they do, we can clone them and make more females,鈥� says a company spokesman.
鈥淲e can now miss out the bull.鈥�
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