One thing deterring some consumers from turning to milk as a beverage is lactose content. For lactose-intolerant individuals, a calf born at Inner Mongolia Agricultural University may offer a degree of hope. Named “Lakes,” she is a genetically modified calf that is expected to produce low-lactose milk in a couple of years.
Lab professor Zhang Li extracted fetus fibroblasts from a Holstein that was 45 days pregnant and genetically engineered the fetus by transplanting a lactose dissolution enzyme into the cell, reports Xinhua news service.