A study by U.S. and Japanese scientists has found meat and milk from cloned cattle appear safe for human consumption, the BBC reported Tuesday.
The scientists, led by Jerry Yang at the University of Connecticut, compared the produce with that from normal animals of similar age and breed.
The researchers found meat and dairy products from a bull and cow cloned using the "Dolly" technique met industry standards. The technique was used in Britain to clone the sheep named Dolly.
They did find higher levels of fat and fatty acids in the cloned cow meat but said these still fell within beef industry standards.
The researchers said the findings provided "guidelines" for further research with larger numbers of clones from different genetic backgrounds.
The study appeared in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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