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  • ‘CRISPR’ Bacon? Scientists Create Low-Fat Pigs [China]

    10/24/2017 1:24:17 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 42 replies
    CBS - Pittsburgh ^ | 10/24/2017 | Staff
    For people who love bacon but hate everything it does to their diet, scientists in China may have created a way to have your pig and eat it too. A team of researchers have genetically altered pigs to carry nearly 24 percent less body fat. Using the CRISPR-Cas 9 gene editing technique, the team reportedly modified a group of pigs which gave birth to much leaner piglets. The experiment, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), is looking to make pigs less susceptible to the cold. Scientists noted that modern pigs, especially younger ones, lack the ability...