Scientists develop genetically modified goats that produce lactoferrin

two genetically modified goatsjointly bred by Russian and Belarusian scientists recently gave birthin Belarus,the milk produced by the baby goat son will contain the milk of human milk, according to the latest issue of the Russian journal Scientific Information
Lactoferrin in human milk protects babies from bacteria and viruses before forming their own immune systemThis protein has broad application prospects in the field of biopharmaceuticalsAccording to, scientists inRussia and the United States had the idea of using genetically modified technology to produce lactoferrin as early as 10 years ago and successfully conducted experiments with laboratory mice, 2003
scientists from both countries set up a biotechnology center in Joquino, Belarus,began to study the use of the technology to grow genetically modified goatsAfter four years of efforts, two genetically modified goats were born, named "Rak-1" and "Rak-
2" respectively Alexander Budjevic, an expert at the Institute of Genetic Biology of the Russian Academy of Sciences who was involved in the project, said that goats produce large amounts of milk and are a good source of large-scale access to lactoferrin The scientists in the two countries plan to carry out the second phase of the GM goat project, which will include increasing the population of genetically modified sheep
, the development of lactoferrin-containing drugs, and patent applications