{"id":439082,"date":"2022-04-29T03:10:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T00:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/scientists-send-lab-made-bacon-to-people-with-red-meat-allergy-for-study\/"},"modified":"2022-04-29T03:10:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T00:10:02","slug":"scientists-send-lab-made-bacon-to-people-with-red-meat-allergy-for-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientists-send-lab-made-bacon-to-people-with-red-meat-allergy-for-study\/","title":{"rendered":"#Scientists send lab-made bacon to people with red-meat allergy for study"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d4eb651e6\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23d4eb651e6\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/scientists-send-lab-made-bacon-to-people-with-red-meat-allergy-for-study\/#%E2%80%9CScientists_send_lab-made_bacon_to_people_with_red-meat_allergy_for_study%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Scientists send lab-made bacon to people with red-meat allergy for study&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CScientists_send_lab-made_bacon_to_people_with_red-meat_allergy_for_study%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Scientists send lab-made bacon to people with red-meat allergy for study&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Medicinal bacon? It\u2019s not hogwash.<\/p>\n<p>The same lab that genetically engineered pigs to grow organs for human transplantation has also become an unexpected pork product purveyor \u2014 specifically, to sufferers of a mysterious, tick-borne red meat allergy.<\/p>\n<p>With Epi-pens handy, several patients have already tested the free and exclusive lab-made bacon, thanks to an exclusive partnership with scientists who hope to study the mechanisms behind the disease, according to a new report <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/science\/archive\/2022\/04\/alpha-gal-syndrome-tick-meat-allergy\/629649\/\">in The Atlantic<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The illness was first described in 2008, arising out of a bite from a Lone Star tick. Though doctors aren\u2019t yet sure how this reaction gets triggered, it causes the immune system to attack a sugar molecule found in meat, called alpha-gal \u2014 hence what\u2019s also known as alpha-gal syndrome.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bacon-allergy-1-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Sizzling Bacon Strips\" class=\"wp-image-22076014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bacon-allergy-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bacon-allergy-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/bacon-allergy-1-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>It\u2019s now estimated that tens of thousands of Americans likely have some form of alpha-gal \u2014 and thus red meat \u2014 intolerance.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It\u2019s now estimated that tens of thousands of Americans likely have some form of alpha-gal \u2014 and thus red meat \u2014 intolerance. In lower concentrations, the molecule can also be found in dairy products, and a number of other goods potentially derived from non-primate mammals, including some beauty products and drug therapies, according <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/alpha-gal\/products.html\">to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>People who have never faced issues with red meat prior to infection have found themselves sick and hospitalized after just one bite of burger, with symptoms ranging from gastrointestinal discomfort to full-blown anaphylaxis.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where Revivicor comes in, as it h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ens that alpha-gal is the same stuff that\u2019s known to cause the human body to reject pig organs for transplantation. In January, the company successfully developed swine born without alpha-gal \u2014 called GalSafe pigs \u2014 so their organs could be harvested instead amid widespread shortages of viable human donors. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lab-petri-dish-meat-copy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"A company is exploring a mail order business to send people refrigerated packages of alpha-gal-free bacon, ham, ground pork, chops, and pork shoulders to people with alpha-gal syndrome.\" class=\"wp-image-22076015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lab-petri-dish-meat-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lab-petri-dish-meat-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lab-petri-dish-meat-copy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>A company is exploring a mail-order business to send people refrigerated packages of alpha-gal-free bacon, ham, ground pork, chops, and pork shoulders to people with alpha-gal syndrome.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images\/iStockphoto<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lone-star-tick.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"lone star tick\" class=\"wp-image-22075007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lone-star-tick.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lone-star-tick.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/lone-star-tick.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Lone Star tick is characterized by the white \u201cstar\u201d on the back of its reddish-brown body.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">BSIP\/Universal Images Group via<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A stroke of genius led them to wonder whether their alpha-gal-free pigs could also be enjoyed commercially. <\/p>\n<p>In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration awarded the Maryland-based lab permission to use their pigs on people in hopes of developing medical products without the triggering ingredient. Though commercial food avenues were not a focal point of their study, they told the Associated Press at the time, they were then aware of their pigs\u2019 potential for those with alpha-gal syndrome \u2014 and so became only the second genetically modified food animal to be FDA-approved.<\/p>\n<p>Now, the company is exploring a mail-order business to send people refrigerated packages of alpha-gal-free bacon, ham, ground pork, chops and pork shoulders to people affected by the syndrome.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>One of Revivicor\u2019s test subjects happens to be someone with a lot of experience with livestock: Steve Troxler, the agriculture commissioner of North Carolina. Meat-eating was considered a prerequisite for the role. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cPart of my job as a commissioner of agriculture is to be able to eat more barbecue than any human being on the face of the Earth,\u201d he told The Atlantic. <\/p>\n<p>The well-connected state official would help the lab get expedited approval from the FDA in hopes of seeing GalSafe cuts on store shelves \u2014 which could happen soon enough, as University of North Carolina researchers are launching a study to confirm the specialty pork\u2019s safety for human consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Those who already tried the GalSafe meats reported that it tastes just like normal pork. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only bad thing is it reminded me how delicious pork is,\u201d said Sharon Forsyth, a blogger who runs the site <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/alphagalinformation.org\/\">Alpha-gal Information<\/a>.\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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It\u2019s not hogwash. The same lab that genetically engineered pigs to grow organs for human transplantation has also become an unexpected pork product purveyor \u2014 specifically, to sufferers of a mysterious, tick-borne red meat allergy. 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