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Standing for nothing does our agriculture a big non-favour
Standing for nothing does our agriculture a big non-favour
(sticK - 9 October 2012 ) If you stand for nothing; does that mean anything is acceptable….or not?
This is the dilemma for NZ Inc agriculture as AgResearch announces the recent success of ‘Daisy’ a cow genetically modified to produce milk with much less beta-lactoglobulin (BLG). This is a milk whey protein known to be allergenic to some people.
I’m not commenting on the clever science behind GM Daisy – essentially using two microRNAs and RNA interference to knock down the expression of BLG. AgResearch next want to normally breed from Daisy and see if the same non-BLG milk is produced by her daughters – a several year exercise.
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