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Tuesday, June 23, 2020

Genetically modified goats can produce cancer drugs in their milk [NewScientist, 16 June 2020]

Title:
Genetically modified goats can produce cancer drugs in their milk

Author:
Alice Klein

Published:
NewScientist, 16 June 2020
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2245887-genetically-modified-goats-can-produce-cancer-drugs-in-their-milk/

From the article:
Goats can be genetically modified to produce a common cancer drug in their milk, which could slash its production costs.

Many of the new blockbuster drugs that are used as cancer treatments are more expensive than older medicines, because they are complex proteins called monoclonal antibodies that are complicated to make.