Get Up And Do Something: Cow named Daisy makes reduced-allergy milk

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Cow named Daisy makes reduced-allergy milk Oct 2nd 2012, 11:54 People allergic to whey may be able to drink newly engineered milk without the unpleasant digestive consequences, according to research released Monday. A team of New Zealand researchers genetically engineered a cow named Daisy to produce milk free of β-lactoglobulin protein that can cause allergic skin, digestive and respiratory reactions predominantly in infants. "Since the protein is not produced in human milk, it's not surprising that this protein may be recognized as a foreign protein in infants and cause allergies," study author and scientist at AgResearch in New Zealand Stefan Wagner told LiveScience.

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