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2007-03-09 | permalink
Chinese research offers non-GM solution for sea food allergy
Chinese researchers have taken a step towards removing a protein from prawns that cause an allergic response, without resorting to genetic manipulation.
Li Zhenxing led the research at the Ocean University of China. The team revealed that treating prawns with a combination of heat and irradiation significantly reduced the level of reactive proteins called allergens. They took blood from patients with shrimp allergies, added samples of treated and untreated prawn, and measured how antibodies in the blood reacted.
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2007-03-09 | permalink
Chinese research offers non-GM solution for sea food allergy
Chinese researchers have taken a step towards removing a protein from prawns that cause an allergic response, without resorting to genetic manipulation.
Li Zhenxing led the research at the Ocean University of China. The team revealed that treating prawns with a combination of heat and irradiation significantly reduced the level of reactive proteins called allergens. They took blood from patients with shrimp allergies, added samples of treated and untreated prawn, and measured how antibodies in the blood reacted.
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