date:Mar 18, 2013
Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhoea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food products from transgenic animals to one day also benefit human health, report researchers at the University of California, Davis.
The study is said to be the first on record to show that goats milk carrying elevated levels of the antimicrobial lysozyme, a protein found in human breast milk, can suc