Cows that have been modified with human genes are producing milk very similar to human milk. The researchers responsible hope to produce and market a this product as a substitute for human milk. Lead researcher Ning Li explained:
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"The modified bovine milk is a possible substitute for human milk. It fulfilled the conception of humanising the bovine milk."
Speaking to The Sunday Telegraph, he added the “human-like milk” would provide “much higher nutritional content”. He said they had managed to produce three generations of GM cows but for commercial production there would need to be large numbers of cows produced.
He said: “Human milk contains the ‘just right’ proportions of protein, carbohydrates, fats, minerals, and vitamins for an infant’s optimal growth and development.
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The sci-fi writers of the past were right. We have given our health away to big business and our humanity away to COWS. This is a cautionary tale come to life.
What worries me even more is that the milk may not even come properly labeled. I mean, in America products containing genetically modified plant ingredients aren't labeled as such. Do you really see the Monsanto-backed FDA deciding that we deserve to know which products we buy contain THIS abomination?
Now, actual human breast milk is a better solution, given that it has the "exact" nutrient mix. On top of that, the baby can get antibodies from the mom.
So, in short 1) human breast milk; 2) formula; something way down the list) modified cow's milk
This is just going too %€$ far. Leave those poor cows alone for godssakes.