Rare wild goats in Northumberland prove to be a genetically distinct breed

New research shows Cheviot goats are one of the UK's most genetically distinct goat populations. Led by Newcastle University, ...
Digital Journal

Goat to be cloned to treat rare genetic disorder

Scientists in Brazil have genetically modified a goat to produce milk with an enzyme to treat a rare genetic disorder, O Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported Tuesday. The goat, named "Gluca," is the ...
WTHR

Drug from genetically engineered goats a first

WASHINGTON - You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved ...
MD&M East

Oh, What a Tensile Web We Weave

I grew up thinking that being bitten by a radioactive spider was the only way to produce synthetic spider silk. Now I learn that all you really need is a genetically modified goat and some ...
Reuters

U.S. FDA staff backs CSL, GTC blood clot drugs

WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Two proposed therapies to treat rare blood disorders appear safe and effective for U.S. approval, including one made from genetically engineered goats, Food and Drug ...
News Medical

Milk from genetically-altered goats may trigger less severe allergic reactions, study finds

The presence of the allergen β-Lactoglobulin (BLG) in the milk of goats and other ungulates restricts the consumption of goat's milk by humans. In a new study, researchers bred goats to lack BLG or to ...