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VATICAN ENQUIRER (Daily Currant) Tokyo University scientists have used genetic engineering to create cows that produce orange juice instead of traditional milk.<\/p>\n According to a report in New Japan Times Weekly <\/i><\/strong>(NJTW), the juice is a little creamier than your store bought orange juice but the taste is exactly the same. The drink is called Kawai Saiko<\/em>, loosely translates to \u201cTasty Bovine Pleasure Juice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Aki Kojima, the CEO of Kagome, a Japanese fruit juice conglomerate, explained to the newspaper how they spliced a specific orange fruit DNA gene with a cow\u2019s milk producing gland. It took 40 scientists over five years to perfect the cow orange juice.<\/p>\n \u201cWe did it with great success, and Kawai Saiko is now for sale at every Japanese markets,\u201d Kojima said.<\/p>\n In a study conducted by the Kagome company, 8 out of 10 participants preferred the orange juice from cows. A participant in the study said through a translator, \u201cIt\u2019s orange juice with a little cow. Very good. Number one orange cow.\u201d<\/p>\n With oranges being a delicacy on the Pacific island, the cow orange juice retails for half the price of orange tree juice at 312.87 yen ($2.65 USD) per 8 oz serving. For reference, orange juice in the United States costs $1.38 for 12 oz.<\/p>\n \u201cIt saves on transportation cost and is homegrown, just not in tree form,\u201d\u00a0Miyamoto said. \u201cThe Japanese are a very progressive people and don\u2019t mind that their juice is coming from cows. Tree, cow, what\u2019s the difference? One day we\u2019ll be able to grow cows from trees.\u201d<\/p>\n Cow-sourced orange juice sales have exploded in Japan, but this is only phase one, according to Kagome. They plan on entering the Chinese market as soon as all the red tape and bribery is complete in 2015.<\/p>\n Orange juice from cows is just the beginning. Due to the genetic properties of the cow, it is easy to splice their genes with other food organisms.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll be trying apple juice from cows next. If that works, we\u2019ll be trying anything from alcohol to microprocessors chips,\u201d Kojima said. \u201cThe sky’s the limit with cows. Anything can come out of those teets.\u201d<\/p>\n People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is upset with the genetic engineering of the cows, saying \u201cthey shouldn’t be producing orange juice. They produce milk to feed their babies, that\u2019s it. Anything else is a crime against mother nature,\u201d said PETA spokeswoman Sasha Gray. \u201cHow would you like it if we engineered your urine to be almond milk? If cows could vote, they would vote \u2018nay.\u2019 Or is that horses that say \u2018nay?\u2019 \u201d<\/p>\n Agrochemical biotechnology giant Monsanto acknowledged the Japanese\u2019s scientific accomplishment of orange milking. CEO Hugh Grant told Agroaficiando<\/i><\/strong>, \u201cPretty impressive, Kojimason. But wait until you see what we have planned. In the meantime, congratulations.<\/p>\n \u201cEnjoy it while it lasts.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A little creamier than your store bought orange juice but the taste is exactly the same VATICAN ENQUIRER (Daily Currant) Tokyo University scientists have used genetic engineering to create cows that produce orange juice instead of traditional milk. 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<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Tokyo University scientist Fukia Miyamoto told the NJTW, \u201cThe cow orange juice contains protein and other nutrients found in milk but with the look and texture of real orange juice. It\u2019s the next generation of orange juice and the Japanese are at the forefront of this technology.\u201d<\/p>\nPETA Peeved As Monsanto Rejoices<\/strong><\/h5>\n