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Disease-resistant pigs latest win for gene editing technology
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| 12/08/2015
| Ben Hirschler
Posted on 12/08/2015 5:03:24 PM PST by o_1_2_3__
LONDON (Reuters) - A British animal genetics firm, working with U.S. scientists, has bred the world's first pigs resistant to a common viral disease, using the hot new technology of gene editing.
Genus, which supplies pig and bull semen to farmers worldwide, said on Tuesday it had worked with the University of Missouri to develop pigs resistant to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus (PRRSv).
The condition, also known as blue-ear disease, can be fatal as it affects the animals' immune system and costs farmers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. There is no cure.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Computers/Internet; Health/Medicine; History
KEYWORDS: genes; helixmakemineadouble; missouri; mohammed; pigs; prrsv; ramadan; unitedkingdom; uofmissouri
Just in time for Ramadan.
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:03:24 PM PST
by
o_1_2_3__
To: o_1_2_3__
The guys in nightgowns and funny hats will be happy to hear this.
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:05:03 PM PST
by
beethovenfan
(Islam is a cancer on civilization.)
To: o_1_2_3__
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:07:56 PM PST
by
soycd
To: o_1_2_3__
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:11:01 PM PST
by
o_1_2_3__
(Obama lied, people died - Holiday Edition)
To: soycd
If you're a fan, you'll appreciate
this.
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:15:04 PM PST
by
o_1_2_3__
(Obama lied, people died - Holiday Edition)
To: o_1_2_3__
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:17:55 PM PST
by
Jeff Chandler
(I shot Schroedinger's cat with Chekhov's gun.)
To: o_1_2_3__
TinFoilHatMan says: "GMO pigs are bad. Bad I tell you! Bad, bad, bad!"
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:19:45 PM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: o_1_2_3__
Cool. Maybe they won’t need to be cured. They never say what they were cured from and it worried me.
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:22:29 PM PST
by
ThomasThomas
(I dream of a world where a chicken can cross the road with out having their motives questioned.)
To: o_1_2_3__
Does this mean that bacon is even more good for you?
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:24:53 PM PST
by
uglybiker
(nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-nuh-BATMAN!)
To: o_1_2_3__
Can we splice in a gene that will make them attack Muzzies?
To: ThomasThomas
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posted on
12/08/2015 5:42:24 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: o_1_2_3__
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posted on
12/08/2015 6:18:16 PM PST
by
vpintheak
(Death before disarmament!)
To: o_1_2_3__
Oh MY....Little Old Ladies concerned by GME foods haven’t heard about this one yet!
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posted on
04/17/2017 9:12:37 AM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
To: SunkenCiv; NormsRevenge; Grampa Dave; SierraWasp; TigersEye; Oynx; Marine_Uncle; BenLurkin; ...
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posted on
04/17/2017 10:52:31 AM PDT
by
Ernest_at_the_Beach
(The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
To: o_1_2_3__
Didn't you ever hear that song by Loverboy, "A Pig and an Elephant's DNA Just Won't Splice"?
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posted on
04/17/2017 10:53:57 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
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