A genetically modified cow has produced milk containing human insulin, according to a new study. The proof-of-concept achievement could be scaled up to, eventually, produce enough insulin to ensure availability and reduced cost for all diabetics requiring the life-maintaining drug.
    • jarfil@beehaw.org
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      10 months ago

      Selectively breeding and cloning genetically modified humans, is kind of frowned upon…

      • Hirom@beehaw.org
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        10 months ago

        Indeed. I’m thinking of CRISPR/Cas9 which is a genetic editing method, which is more ethical.

        • Lmaydev@programming.dev
          3·
          10 months ago

          Editing genes is incredibly complex. Changes to one gene can affect many seemingly unrelated systems. That’s why they choose their targets very carefully.

          • Hirom@beehaw.org
            3·
            10 months ago

            And it can potentially work only for genetic decease. I’m not sure any type of diabetes would qualify.

            • Lmaydev@programming.dev
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              10 months ago

              Yeah type 1 is an immune response and type 2 is a lack of production.

              So with 2 you could maybe up insulin production genetically. But that seems like a risky game haha