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

Learn more about the research of Mayo Clinic's Gene Editing and Cellular Engineering Laboratory led by David (Chun-Wei) D.

Pigs whose DNA makes them resistant to a virus could be the first big consumer product using gene editing.

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, leading ...

Genus' gene-editing efforts have proven highly successful so far, with the pigs appearing immune to 99 percent of known versions of the virus.

Researchers have developed a new gene-editing platform that will enable safer and more effective T cell–based immunotherapies ...

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.

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 ...

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Weight-loss drugs have surged in popularity, promising rapid results with regular injections. Now, researchers from Japan ...

NEERGAARD: We really started seeing the first examples of organs from these gene-edited pigs being tested in brain-dead donors. And so kidneys from pigs were placed in them to see what happened.