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Dairy cow produces hypoallergenic milk

It's called a Human Mother's Breast. While not always perfect, rather than CREATE problems, which transgenics have since they dropped the first "Round-Up Ready" seed into the ground in the 90's, they contain a cocktail of vitamins, nutrition, protein chains and immune markers genetically tailored for the infant human in question.

It seems we think we can always "one-up" Nature, even after over twenty years of evidence to the contrary.

So...do these Trans-Human cows have "souls"? I can't wait to hear the moshing over THAT one.

First they give us GMO's now we have GMC's (Genetically Modified Cows). One without a tail, maybe one without ears or feet or who knows. Of course I would just love to give this milk to my children, so their children could end up limbless or with some terrible new disease. Give me a break. When are we as a people going to stop this assault on mankind! Soylent Green or Zombie Apocalypse coming to a neighborhood near you.

Why do humans insist on continuing to drink the breast milk of another species? And continue to do so well past the stage of weening. Its not like this is the only source of fluid that we could drink for hydration.

Yes when I was a child in elementary school back in the 50's I was indoctrinated by the dairy/school/government/health industries that "Milk" is the perfect food. Well of course it is, for the first 6 months of life from your mother. But certainly not cow's milk, or for that matter, the milk of any other species. Dairy has become an institution that will take a long time if ever to dismantle. But for those who have educated themselves about the nature of "milk" in general, to live a healthy life, it is a better choice to avoid animal milks altogether and concentrate instead on the other alternative non-animal milks that are life enriching.

Don't ask me to give up my ice cream!

If you look at other articles about this so called 'breakthrough' you'd discover that this GM milk is NOT allergen-free. In fact it increases the levels of another milk protein, casein. "Wagner says the absence of BLG has a strong effect on the composition of the milk, with greatly enhanced levels of other milk proteins, in particular casein. The higher levels of casein correlate with increased levels of calcium and improved cheese yields from the milk." So we come to the real reasons for the GM - making cheese, not saving children allergic to milk.

Casein is an allergen problem for a great many people including children. About 2% to 3% of babies will have a casein allergy. But an even greater number of adults are allergic to casein. So this is a case of GM solving one problem only to create more and bigger problems.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/10/02/genetically-modified-cow-allergy-free-mill.html

Similar to the controversy around the frankenfish 'salmon' the corporations involved do not seem to care that their GM creatures are MORE allergy producing than the non-modified creatures. The GM companies acknowledge that their creations generate a higher level of allergic reactions among populations but still claim that labeling of GM products is not needed. So if you have food allergies your food options are becoming ever more limited as companies seek to profit from their genetic tinkering.

As a person who has become intolerant to various products containing GM ingredients I am gradually feeling like an unloved endangered species. Splicing genes in a lab is not the same as selective breeding. Splicing genes in a lab is great science fiction but it makes for a food supply that is in no way more nutritious or healthier. It just makes the food supply more dangerous.

And by the way, no one in the USA is seriously testing for long-term safety of genetically modified foods, either plant or animal. The FDA say's it's the producers responsibility. The companies says it's the FDA's responsibility. So unless you drop dead immediately after eating, a food is deemed 'safe' or marketable.

Welcome to being a lab rat.