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Published online 5 February 2004 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news040202-10
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Designer mice make heart-friendly nutrients
Genetic advance could put healthier eggs and meat on supermarket shelves.
Geneticists have engineered a mouse strain to produce omega-3 fatty acids, compounds known to help prevent heart disease in humans. If the feat can be transferred to livestock animals, they could be made to produce healthier eggs, milk and meat.
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