The Canadian government is currently considering approving the entry of gene-edited pigs into the food system.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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, ...

On April 30, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), approved the use of a gene-edited pig to confer resistance to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), a devastating swine disease.

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 ...

The National Pig Association (NPA) is supportive of gene-editing technology in pigs, particularly for developing PRRS-resistant breeds and welcomed the announcement.

Using the gene-editing technique CRISPR, ... this week that it had received the green light from the FDA to move forward with a xenotransplant trial with its pig kidneys, which have 10 gene edits.

Gene editing techniques and maize genetic material may be the seed for more robust and stress tolerant canola plants. Canadian research is trying to make it happen.

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 ...