Gene editing to produce 'super dad' livestock
Modified animals could improve sustainable meat production, but safety and ethical issues remain.
By Helen Briggs •
bbcnews
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
Sept. 14, 2020 • ~4 min
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GM chickens lay eggs to help fight cancer
Researchers have genetically modified chickens to lay eggs which contain drugs that fight cancer.
By Pallab Ghosh •
bbcnews
Jan. 28, 2019 • ~4 min
Jan. 28, 2019 • ~4 min
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Wheat gene map to help 'feed the world' - BBC News
The starting pistol has been fired in a race to develop "climate change resistant" wheat with the publication of a map of the crop's genes.
By Pallab Ghosh
• bbcnews
Aug. 16, 2018 • ~5 min
Aug. 16, 2018 • ~5 min
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Gene editing is GM, says European Court - BBC News
The European Court of Justice has ruled that altering living things using the relatively new technique of genome editing counts as genetic engineering.
By Paul Rincon
• bbcnews
July 25, 2018 • ~6 min
July 25, 2018 • ~6 min
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Gene-edited farm animals are on their way - BBC News
Scientists have created pigs that are immune to one of the world's costliest livestock diseases.
By Pallab Ghosh
• bbcnews
June 20, 2018 • ~6 min
June 20, 2018 • ~6 min
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