Milk
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đđ„ âThe Milkmaidâs Covenantâ: Linking Cowpox Immunity to SCNâ» in Raw Milk
In 1796, Edward Jenner famously inoculated eight-year-old James Phipps with material from the cowpox lesions of dairymaid Sarah Nelmes. Phipps did not contract smallpox when later exposed, confirming Jennerâs hypothesis:… Read more.
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The neonatal fragment crystallizable (Fc) receptor (also FcRn, IgG receptor FcRn large subunit p51, or Brambell receptor) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FCGRT gene
It is an IgG Fc receptor which is similar in structure to the MHC class I molecule and also associates with beta-2-microglobulin. In rodents, FcRn was originally identified as the receptor that transports maternal immunoglobulin G… Read more.
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Lactalbumin aka whey protein
Lactalbumin, also known as “whey protein“, is the albumin contained in milk and obtained from whey. Lactalbumin is found in the milk of many mammals. There are alpha and beta lactalbumins; both are contained in milk. Targeted… Read more.