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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

That’s how fast the immune system would attack it. Now, what’s happening is we have companies that are gene-editing pigs. They are modifying the genes in pigs so that they are born lacking some of ...

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 ...