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takyon writes:

Bill Gates has donated $40 million to Scottish researchers trying to create a cow that can thrive in hotter conditions, such as those in Africa:

Tweaking genes could be one way of increasing the hardiness of some livestock breeds. By isolating desirable genetics traits from European and African cow breeds, geneticists hope to design a cow that produces high quantities of milk and is also able to withstand exceptionally high temperatures.

An Edinburgh-based nonprofit, GALVmed (Global Alliance for Livestock Veterinary Medicines) just received $40 million from Bill Gates to conduct genetic research with this aim in mind. "You can have a cow that is four times as productive with the same survivability," Gates told the Times.

The philanthropist told the BBC that he was investing in the nonprofit's research because "there is great [...] understanding here of both animal diseases and how we can treat it, and how we enhance the genetics so that you can get, say the same type of milk or egg productivity that we have in the U.K."

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Original Submission

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "donated $40 million to Scottish researchers trying to create a cow" - https://futurism.com/bill-gates-working-geneticists-create-perfect-cow/
3. "withstand exceptionally high temperatures" - https://futurism.com/scientists-want-to-genetically-engineer-heat-resistant-cows-to-survive-climate-change/
4. "just received $40 million" - https://www.galvmed.org/news/bill-gates-visits-edinburgh-showcase-british-excellence-research-development-announces-new-40-million-investment-galvmed-boost-british-livestock-research-worlds-poore/
5. "the Times" - https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/bill-gates-pumps-millions-into-quest-for-a-supercow-7swc6dntw
6. "told the BBC" - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-42822110
7. "Bill Gates Commits $100 Million to Alzheimer's Research" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/11/14/0348218
8. "Bill Gates Invests $80 Million in Arizona "Smart City"" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=17/11/15/0352214
9. "Bill Gates Looks to Immunotherapy to Help Control All Infectious Diseases" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/01/12/1540226
10. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=24621

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