Got (Rabbit’s) Milk?
Dutch farmers are ready to start commercially milking rabbits, pending authorization from
European authorities. But that doesn’t mean bunny cheese will soon be on store shelves—the genetically engineered rabbits would be milked to churn out a potentially lifesaving drug. Developed by
Netherlands
-based biotech firm Pharming, the rabbits have been outfitted with a human gene that produces a protein called C1 inhibitor. A drug made from the protein can be used to treat people with hereditary angioedema. People with this condition have naturally low levels of C1 inhibitor, which can result in episodes of severe swelling, similar to an
allergic reaction
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James Owens
, National Geographic News.
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Question: Have you ever milked a cow? Or other kind of animal?
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