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Post by spidergoat on Feb 24, 2012 19:45:54 GMT -8
3. Industrial Applications In 2001, two scientists at Nexia Biotechnologies in Canada spliced spider genes into the cells of lactating goats. The goats began to manufacture silk along with their milk and secrete tiny silk strands from their body by the bucketful. By extracting polymer strands from the milk and weaving them into thread, the scientists can create a light, tough, flexible material that could be used in such applications as military uniforms, medical microsutures, and tennis racket strings.1 Toxicity-sensitive transgenic animals have been produced for chemical safety testing. Microorganisms have been engineered to produce a wide variety of proteins, which in turn can produce enzymes that can speed up industrial chemical reactions.20 www.actionbioscience.org/biotech/margawati.html
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Post by pigeye on Feb 24, 2012 19:49:52 GMT -8
Efficacy of Pig-to-Rhesus Lamellar Corneal Xenotransplantation Purpose. To solve the shortage of donor corneas, a decellularizing method based on hypertonic saline treatment was introduced, and a favorable outcome was observed in pig-to-rabbit lamellar corneal transplantation. This study was an investigation of the efficacy of pig-to-nonhuman primate lamellar corneal transplantation, using both decellularized and fresh porcine corneas to assess feasibility as a substitute for human corneas. www.iovs.org/content/52/9/6643.full Received January 25, 2011. Revision received June 10, 2011. Accepted June 28, 2011.
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Post by supply chain on Feb 24, 2012 19:57:51 GMT -8
Animals used by laboratories are largely supplied by specialist dealers. Sources differ for vertebrate and invertebrate animals. Most laboratories breed and raise flies and worms themselves, using strains and mutants supplied from a few main stock centers.[77] For vertebrates, sources include breeders who supply purpose-bred animals; businesses that trade in wild animals; and dealers who supply animals sourced from pounds, auctions, and newspaper ads. Animal shelters also supply the laboratories directly.[78] Large centers also exist to distribute strains of genetically-modified animals; the National Institutes of Health Knockout Mouse Project, for example, aims to provide knockout mice for every gene in the mouse genome.[79] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_testing
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Post by clone on Apr 20, 2012 8:45:41 GMT -8
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military grade textiles
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Post by military grade textiles on Jun 17, 2012 10:49:11 GMT -8
3. Industrial Applications
In 2001, two scientists at Nexia Biotechnologies in Canada spliced spider genes into the cells of lactating goats. March 27, 2012. Genetically Modified Goats on Display at Ottawa Experimental Farm: Family Outing Turns to Shock “Seeing the transgenic goats gave me a horrible, sick feeling inside. I just think it’s wrong,” said Beatriz Oliver, who brought her four-year-old daughter and two-and-a-half-year old son to the farm on Saturday not knowing the GM goats were at the museum, “I was glad they’re too young to read the signs. I didn’t want to have to tell them that someone put spider DNA into these goats. It’s unethical and unnecessary.” Two genetically engineered (also called genetically modified or GM, transgenic) goats are now on display at the Canada Agriculture Museum, Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa. The goats were engineered with genetic material from spiders to create spider silk from their milk, for making military grade textiles. Display signs at the museum say: “What are spider goats? These goats look like goats, act like goats, but have been genetically modified to produce milk containing spider silk proteins”. Click here to see more photos of the "Spider Goats" at the Museum. The display shows that the silk from the GM goats could be used to make bulletproof vests, fishing line or medical sutures. BackgroundThe Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa is run by Agriculture Canada and houses the Canada Agriculture Museum with animal barns designed for family visits. The GM (also called genetically engineered or transgenic) goats are displayed with the sign “Spider (Transgenic) Goats” because they were genetically modified with genetic material from spiders, to create a silk that can be extracted from their milk to make textiles such as bulletproof vests. The final product is trademarked “BioSteel” but is not commercialized. The Canadian company, Nexia Biotechnologies, that developed it no longer exists. Nexia Biotechnologies was founded based on GM goat research at McGill University but was delisted from the Canadian Stock Exchange in 2009. www.cban.ca/Resources/Topics/GE-Goats
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Post by clone on Jun 18, 2012 15:19:43 GMT -8
BIOMANUFACTURING: Cloned Goats Make Antithrombin Applied Genetics News / May, 1999 The world's first cloned transgenic goats have been born at Genzyme Transgenics' (Five Mountain Rd., Framingham, MA 01701; Tel: 508/620-9700, Fax: 508/872-9080) farm in central Massachusetts. The feat was a collaborative effort of researchers at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, and Genzyme, and was coordinated by Yann Echelard, associate director of embryology at Genzyme Transgenics. findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DED/is_10_19/ai_54778277/
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Post by rat thingy on Jul 25, 2012 15:23:17 GMT -8
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