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With major advances in agricultural science, some believe we are ready for another green revolution.
Pharm Animals
By Virginia Prescott on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.
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A time traveler from the past may think we were pulling his leg if we told him that in the year 2008, humans can actually manufacture drugs inside a goat, then harvest the medicine from the goat's milk.
But it’s no joke - researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have teamed up with a company in Massachusetts to expand the way farm animals can be used as pharmaceutical factories. Science reporter Kerry Grens at public radio station WHYY in Philadelphia recently reported on this, and joined Word of Mouth's Virginia Prescott with the scoop.
Professor Ina Dobrinski and her lab technician Mark Modelski have found a way to short-cut the conventional method of goat cloning and make the process more efficient.
Courtesy of WHYY
Listen to Kerry Grens' story that aired on WHYY
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