Development of transgenic farm animals will allow more flexibility in direct genetic manipulation of livestock. Gene transfer is a relatively rapid way of altering the genome of domestic livestock.

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"If, as in our experiments, the genetic change also reduces the offspring's ability to survive, a transgenic animal could bring a wild population to extinction in 40 generations." Extinction results ...

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Transgenic animals, such as cows producing human therapeutic proteins in their milk, have also been created. Transgenic animals serve as valuable models for studying human diseases and testing new ...