Poised to be first widely consumed gene-edited animals, virus-resistant pigs are about to be marketed

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"UK biotechnology company Genus plc is closer to bringing gene-edited meat to the dinner table. The firm has used CRISPR-based gene editing to produce and scale up four lines of commercial pigs that are resistant to a virus which causes porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome and costs the pork industry an estimated US$2.7 billion annually. The edit did not introduce DNA from another organism, but modified the pig’s existing DNA, creating changes that could happen naturally, says animal geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam. Genus plc hopes that the US Food and Drug Administration will approve the animals for human consumption by the end of the year."

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