A discovery made by New Zealand scientists could spell the beginning of the end of allergies.

AgResearch scientists have worked out a method to safely knock out a major milk allergen by editing a cow's genome.

It could lead to a specialist cow milk product that's safe for infants to consume, despite their high rate of allergy.

But senior scientist Goetz Laible says the learnings from their study could be taken even further.

"We could use the technology to also address allergens in egg whites, nuts, and so on and so forth."

 

LISTEN TO GOETZ LAIBLE TALK WITH MIKE HOSKING ABOVE