cross-posted from: https://news.abolish.capital/post/44375
Chicken eggs are already used to harvest helpful proteins called antibodies to protect humans from viruses such as influenza. Now, a breakthrough at the University of Missouri could one day lead to chickens that produce other useful medical proteins in their eggs.
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Estrogen is made from soybeans or other plants, unsure about progesterone and testosterone. It’s possible pills can sometimes be made with lactose or something but the hormones themselves are usually vegan
Huh, TIL - thank you!
For context, it used to be made with pregnant house urine, but using plants is now cheaper and more ethical. Hormone related stuff always seems to start with some animal suffering.
Many thing’s in life are, even more so when one counts humans as animals