posted on Apr, 12 2005 @ 08:59 AM
A study that was recently done on cloned animals has found that the meat and milk from these animals is basically the same as meat and milk from
animals that were reproduced normally. This study was done on the meat from 2 bulls and the milk from 4 cows that were clones and was compared to
the same items from similar animals that were produced naturally and all were raised in the same conditions. While the study was done on a small
number of animals and most likely won't be considered definitive it is a start, I am sure, of many studies to come.
apnews.excite.com
The findings should ease safety concerns by both the public and regulators about eating cloned animals, said researcher Xiangzhong Yang of the Center
for Regenerative Biology at the University of Connecticut. The study was published in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
The Food and Drug Administration has asked the food industry to keep products from cloned animals out of the food chain while it considers their
safety.
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Somehow, the terms essentially the same as, and within the parameters of, do more to raise concern for me than they do to reassure me. But, perhaps,
as the field of cloning grows and the studies are done on a larger number of both first and second generations of cloned animals my concerns will be
laid to rest.
[edit on 12-4-2005 by justme1640]
[edit on 12-4-2005 by justme1640]