Cows With Human Chromosomes Can Now Make Human Antibodies
There are cows that can now make human antibodies for hantavirus. Other deadly disease like Ebola and MERS could come next.
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There are cows that can now make human antibodies for hantavirus. Other deadly disease like Ebola and MERS could come next.
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It may be a fictitious device, and has no official practical explanation in the canon, but there's no reason we can't at least try to crack its science.
This video explains how that once-thought-impossible feat can be achieved.
