Cows Engineered for Immunity to Mad Cow Disease

Published January 3rd, 2007


Scientists have created a dozen cattle that seem to be immune to mad cow disease. The animals, now 2 years old, have been genetically engineered to lack the protein that’s susceptible to the disease.

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