Sneak peek: FDA approves gene-editing technology to create PRRS resistance in pigs, and other news

Sneak peek: FDA approves gene-editing technology to create PRRS resistance in pigs, and other news

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Customers in the USA will soon be able to consume genetically modified pork, as this has been approved. CRISPR animals could eventually be found in Germany.

Gene-edited pork sneaks onto your plate: FDA quietly approves CRISPR pigs amid health and ethical concerns – altnews.org

Gene-edited pork sneaks onto your plate: FDA quietly approves CRISPR pigs amid health and ethical concerns The United States Food

The animal breeding company Genus has received permission to market pigs that have been made resistant to viruses with New Genetic Technology (NGT). The NGT pigs are said to be resistant to an RNA virus (PRRSV), which triggers the "reproduction and respiratory syndrome" and is a problem in particular for large piglets. The company Genus and its cooperation partners have applied for several patents on the pigs, one of which was also granted in Eu…

FDA Approves Pig Genetically Engineered To Resist Disease

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added to a small list of gene-edited animals that can be used in the food supply chain with its approval of a pig produced to resist one of the world’s most costly livestock diseases. The FDA on April 29 announced its approval of the pig made to be resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS). The pigs’ genes are edited with CRISPR technology to delete a small portion of their DNA codin…