Geneedited

California bill seeks to ban sale of ‘unicorns’, glowing rabbits and other gene-edited pets

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Lions, tigers… and unicorns? Genetically modified pets including glow-in-the-dark rabbits, hypoallergenic cats and dogs, and real-life unicorns could soon become a reality after a bill to ban the sale of such creatures failed to advance in the California Senate. Assembly Bill 1382, known as the Ethics Over Aesthetics Act, stalled in the Senate Appropriations Committee … Read more

Gene-edited sheep offer hope for treatment of lethal childhood disease

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Gene-edited sheep offer hope for treatment of lethal childhood disease

A flock of gene-edited sheep has been used by scientists to pinpoint a promising treatment for a lethal inherited brain disease that afflicts young children. The researchers, based in the UK and US, say their work could lead to the development of drugs to alleviate infantile Batten disease. In the UK, Batten disease affects between … Read more