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Transgenic cows boost human insulin production by 10X (newatlas.com)
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

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

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

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

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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