Gene-edited dogs created from cloned skin cells for the first time

New gene-editing method might be used to get rid of disease-causing mutations from pedigree canine breeds and even from clones of particular person canines

By Michael Le Page

Two beagle canines have been born in South Korea from cloned pores and skin cells altered by CRISPR gene editing. CRISPR-edited canines have beforehand been created by altering fertilised eggs, however that is the primary time they’ve been created by cloning.

Many pure-bred pedigree canines have disease-causing mutations. Gene enhancing might be used to get rid of these with out affecting different traits. So, for this goal, the cloning method has benefits over the editing-eggs method, says Okjae Koo at biotech firm ToolGen.”[It] is extra dependable for producing varied pure-bred …