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FDA Releases Draft Guidance...
http://www.fda.gov/consumer/updates/ge_animals091808.pdf

...Although the guidance, released Sept. 18, 2008, is aimed at industry, FDA believes it may also help the public gain a better understanding of this important and developing area.

Home Page for Guidance...
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/GEAnimals.htm

Draft Guidance...
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/Guidance/guide187.pdf



FDA Consumer Health Information / U. S. FDA
...GE animals hold great promise for human and animal health, the environment,and agriculture.

...New source of medicines—Animals can be engineered to produce particular substances, such as human antibodies,
to make infection-fighting drugs for people. These “biopharm” animals can change the way we treat chronic diseases, such as bleeding disorders, by providing large quantities of safe, health-restoring proteins...