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Scientists are developing antibody treatment for coronavirus from cow’s blood

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A South Dakota biopharmaceutical company is developing an antibody treatment for the novel coronavirus using cow’s blood. SAb Biotherapeutics, based in Sioux Falls, has genetically engineered the traditional  farm animal to give them immune cells from humans.   In turn, the cows produce antibodies against COVID-19, which is turned into a drug currently named SAB-185. The … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: MPs ‘herded like cows’ as Parliament returns

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More than half a mile the line snaked back through the Parliamentary Estate. From the Commons chamber it began, out through the cavernous environs of Westminster Hall before spilling out into New Palace Yard. For three months, the whole of this area had been totally deserted bar the odd armed policeman. Now, at 4pm on … Read more

The tribe who worship cows and treat them as equals

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These incredible images capture the South Sudanese Mundari tribe which worships cows as equals and whose culture centres around cattle and cattle-herding.  The photos were taken in the countryside of Terekeka, 53 miles north of Juba, during the last two weeks of February.  According to photographer Roberto Pazzi, 46, the tribe has a strong connection with … Read more

Gassy cows are to blame as butter is revealed to produce 3.5 times the carbon dioxide than margarine

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I can’t believe it! Burping and farting cows are to blame as butter is revealed to produce three-and-a-half times more carbon dioxide than plant-based spreads like margarine Experts analysed the carbon footprint of 21 butters and 212 non-dairy spreads They found that the dairy products had greater climate, land and water impacts Cattle were responsible for the … Read more