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Thousand dollar pet
Transgenic Pets is working with cattle cloning expert Jerry Yang of the University of Connecticut, US. According to Professor Yang, an allergen-free feline could be available for sale by the year 2003. It would come with a $1,000 (£709) price tag.
The company is still looking for funding to carry out the work. It intends to knock out the gene that codes for the protein linked to human allergic reactions.
"Allergic sensitivity to cats has been attributed to one major protein that is secreted on the cat's skin," said Ms Avner. "The cats that we produce will be like any other cats except they will no longer have the protein that causes an allergic reaction in human beings."
More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1411000/1411802.stm
Transgenic Pets is working with cattle cloning expert Jerry Yang of the University of Connecticut, US. According to Professor Yang, an allergen-free feline could be available for sale by the year 2003. It would come with a $1,000 (£709) price tag.
The company is still looking for funding to carry out the work. It intends to knock out the gene that codes for the protein linked to human allergic reactions.
"Allergic sensitivity to cats has been attributed to one major protein that is secreted on the cat's skin," said Ms Avner. "The cats that we produce will be like any other cats except they will no longer have the protein that causes an allergic reaction in human beings."
More at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1411000/1411802.stm