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  • World's first gene-edited lizards are in the pink

    04/05/2019 2:21:39 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 18 replies
    newatlas.com ^ | April 4th, 2019 | Ben Coxworth Ben Coxworth
    One of the four albino anoles, alongside a non-modified example(Credit: University of Georgia) ============================================================ Although they're commonly known as brown anoles, there are now four Anolis sagrei lizards at a University of Georgia lab that are actually a pale pink color. They're albinos, and are the result of what is reportedly the world's first successful attempt at producing a genetically modified reptile. The research could have implications for human medicine. Lead scientist Douglas Menke chose brown anoles for the study because isolated populations of the lizards are known for independently evolving distinctive traits, on various islands in the Caribbean. Genetically...