Cloned Cows Can Make Own Cheese

TimesOnline ^ | 1-27-03 | Anthony Browne

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IT WILL horrify the French, put Daisy the cow out of a job, and bring the price of cheese crashing down. Scientists in New Zealand have cloned a herd of cows designed to produce genetically enhanced milk that almost turns itself into cheese.

Cows have previously been genetically modified to produce medicinal proteins in their milk, but researchers have now created nine cows engineered to produce milk that can be turned into cheese far faster and more easily.

The team led by Gotz Laible at AgResearch in Hamilton, New Zealand, engineered cow cells to overproduce milk proteins called caseins. This family of proteins provides the primary components of cheese. Kappa-casein increases heat stability of cheese. Beta-casein improves processing by reducing clotting time and expelling more whey, the watery residue that has to be removed when making cheese. It also helps to determine calcium levels.

Increasing the levels of these two proteins could produce big savings for cheese makers, scientists say.

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Discuss...

[realpatriot]

I think my ex-wife could do that.

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[Thinkin' Gal]

genetically enhanced milk that almost turns itself into cheese

Designed especially for those who leave expired milk in the fridge.

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[Cyber Liberty]

Discuss? I say, make it a moose and you've got a sure fire hit of a thread.

Assuming your're logged in.

[dighton]

What if a cloned cow made cheese in "General Interest" and nobody came?

;-)

[mhking]

Funky milk?

"Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....

If you want on or off this list, please let me know!

[RnMomof7]

That is something for cheese lovers to dance about

[tet68]

That is one Wierd moose you got there.

[tet68]

. Kappa-casein increases heat stability of cheese. Beta-casein improves processing by reducing clotting time and expelling more whey,

Just where does Casey Casein come in, the cheese top 40?

[shaggy eel]

What if a cloned cow made cheese in "General Interest" and nobody came?

,,, I'm sure they'll all be along any minute now. This is a cheese thread, after all.

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[Thinkin' Gal]

LOL. You don't actually post threads over there, that's where they go into exile. ;-)

[Thinkin' Gal]

That's not funny... He looks like he could explode at any moment!

[LibKill]

Cheese!

[dighton]

LOL. You don't actually post threads over there, that's where they go into exile. ;-)

I'll never get the hang of it. For example, this one might have flourished in the Religion ghetto, but vanished 'neath the waves in News/Activism.

[Karsus]

NO, it's not. This is like making a fine wine in 3 days. It ruins it somehow.

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