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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ibnanv" data-source="post: 10355287" data-attributes="member: 218596">Argentine lab clones cow to produce human-like milk                 BUENOS AIRES, June 10, 2011 (AFP) - An  Argentine laboratory announced Thursday that it had created the world's  first transgenic cow, using human genes that will allow the animal to  produce the equivalent of mothers' milk.                                                                                           "The cloned cow,  named Rosita ISA, is the first bovine born in the world that  incorporates human genes that contain the proteins present in human  milk," Argentina's National Institute of Agrobusiness Technology said in  a statement.  Rosita ISA was born on April 6 by Ceasarian because she weighed more  than 45 kilos (99 pounds), about twice the normal weight of Jersey cows,  according to the statement.   As an adult, "the cow will produce milk that is similar to humans," the statement said.   "Our goal was to raise the nutritional value of cows' milk by adding two  human genes, the protein lactoferrin, which provides infants with  anti-bacterial and anti-viral protection, and lysozyme, which is also an  anti-bacterial agent," said researcher Adrian Mutto at a press  conference.                                                                                                                                       The cloning was a  joint effort between the Argentine institute and the country's National  University of San Martin.                                </blockquote>

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