Comments on: FDA Panel Gives Blessing to First Drug Manufactured in Bioengineered Goats http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/01/09/fda-panel-gives-blessing-to-first-drug-manufactured-in-bioengineered-goats/ Business + Technology in the Exponential Economy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:30:41 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Richard http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/01/09/fda-panel-gives-blessing-to-first-drug-manufactured-in-bioengineered-goats/comment-page-1/#comment-44307 Richard Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:17:44 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=8211#comment-44307 One key thing is that these GMO are very different than many others, especially plants. No one will be eating them. The genetic material is never airborne (as pollen is) so the genes should not end up in the wrong place (like Old McDonald's place next door). Care will have to be taken with waste products and such but I expect these animals to be very highly protected and regulated. All it would take is someone to steal a couple of these (most likely as frozen embyos) and they would be able to replicate the manufacturing process. Much different than today when a $100 million facility would have to be constructed. Hiding a few hundred goats somewhere in China would be very easy. One key thing is that these GMO are very different than many others, especially plants. No one will be eating them. The genetic material is never airborne (as pollen is) so the genes should not end up in the wrong place (like Old McDonald’s place next door).

Care will have to be taken with waste products and such but I expect these animals to be very highly protected and regulated.

All it would take is someone to steal a couple of these (most likely as frozen embyos) and they would be able to replicate the manufacturing process.

Much different than today when a $100 million facility would have to be constructed. Hiding a few hundred goats somewhere in China would be very easy.

]]> By: Richard http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/01/09/fda-panel-gives-blessing-to-first-drug-manufactured-in-bioengineered-goats/comment-page-1/#comment-44306 Richard Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:14:36 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=8211#comment-44306 Of course, many drugs are made in yucky things like E. coli or yeast. And, truthfully, the way turkeys are raised is more disquieting than this would be. However, you never know what will get people's dander up. Of course, many drugs are made in yucky things like E. coli or yeast. And, truthfully, the way turkeys are raised is more disquieting than this would be. However, you never know what will get people’s dander up.

]]> By: Austin Lee http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2009/01/09/fda-panel-gives-blessing-to-first-drug-manufactured-in-bioengineered-goats/comment-page-1/#comment-44301 Austin Lee Sat, 10 Jan 2009 21:14:58 +0000 http://www.xconomy.com/?p=8211#comment-44301 This is very cool. We've come far along from the days of Chinese hamster ovary cells in bioreactors producting drugs for human use. I wonder how this will be received by the populace? . . . "I'm taking drugs made from what?!" Austin http://drughealth.blogspot.com/ This is very cool. We’ve come far along from the days of Chinese hamster ovary cells in bioreactors producting drugs for human use. I wonder how this will be received by the populace? . . . “I’m taking drugs made from what?!” Austin
http://drughealth.blogspot.com/

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