When injected into cows, bovine growth hormone raises milk production by about 14 percent.
Even if they somehow entered the bloodstream, bovine growth hormone doesn't make humans grow.
But bovine growth hormone has been under intense scrutiny for 10 years.
Congress could have banned bovine growth hormone last summer, and it didn't.
It's far from obvious that bovine growth hormone will do so.
All these dairy products stand to become more competitive if the cost of milk is sharply lowered by bovine growth hormone.
There is no evidence that conventional milk contains significantly increased amounts of bovine growth hormone.
It's a diversionary issue, the least of our worries about bovine growth hormone.
She wouldn't be surprised to find out it was linked to fast food or that bovine growth hormone in milk.
But the bovine growth hormone is an innovation that nobody needs.