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Making milk easier on the stomach

Scientists have genetically engineered mice to produce low-lactose milk.

References:

Jost, B., et al. 1999. Production of low-lactose milk by ectopic expression of intestinal lactase in the mouse mammary gland. Nature Biotechnology 17(February):160.

Whitelaw, B. 1999. Toward designer milk. Nature Biotechnology 17(February):135.

Sources:

Bernard Jost
Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale
Unité 381
Strasbourg
France

Bruce Whitelaw
Roslin Institute, Edinburgh
Division of Molecular Biology
Roslin, Midlothian
EH25-9PS Scotland
United Kingdom

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 9, February 27, 1999, p. 139. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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