Pigs whose DNA makes them resistant to a virus could be the first big consumer product using gene editing. Most pigs in the US are confined to factory farms where they can be afflicted by a nasty ...

And now a type of illness-resistant pig could soon join their ranks. British company Genus used the popular gene-editing technique CRISPR to make pigs immune to a virus that causes an illness ...

Gene-editing to curb PRRS. For years, PRRS has been a major headache for farmers worldwide. This nasty virus can wipe out young pigs and cause serious reproductive issues in breeding stock ...

A pig gene edited to resist the PRRS virus has been approved for food use in the U.S. Approval in Canada will be a test of its new gene editing rules.

In a first step toward FDA approval of kidney xenotransplantation, a living human with end-stage kidney disease may receive a ...

With the help of CRISPR—a powerful gene editing tool—the UK-based company has created pigs resistant to one of the most common viral infections affecting swine worldwide.

That lack of transparency is precisely what Quebec-based duBreton, North America’s leading organic pork producer, is warning ...

In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized allowing gene-edited pigs into the human food chain. ... “Gene editing will be free to do tremendous things across the ag continuum, ...

With gene editing, disease can be “turned off” like a light switch. Solutions that have a massive positive impact on the industry, including the PRRS-Resistant Pig developed by PIC, are ...

Using CRISPR to correct the mutations behind polycystic kidney disease could counter some of the damage the condition causes ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a type of CRISPR gene-edited pig for human consumption. And now a type of illness-resistant pig could soon join their ranks. British company Genus ...