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Mixing Human and Animal Genes
On page 261 of your text is a short case for analysis titled "Mixing Human and Animal Genes". Read the analysis and then answer the questions posed; doing so from the perspective of your assigned ethical framework.
My framework is Categorical Imperative
On june 9th, 2011, Argentina's National Institute of Agribusiness announced the birth of the first ever transgenic with mixed genes cow. This historic calf, named Rosita ISA, contains both human and jersey cow DNA.
Rosita ISA was born on April 6 weighing in at a staggering 45 kilos, or 99 pounds. Due to her large size, nearly twice that of a nontransgenci Jersey cow, she was born via ceasarian section.
According to the researches, when Rosita reaches maturity, her human DNA will allow her to produce milk with the same proteins and similar nutrients to a human mother's.
At a press conference value of the cow's milk with two human genes, the protein lactoferrin, which provides infants with anti-bacterial and anti-viral protection, and lysozyme, which is also an anti-bacterial agent.