US Edition🐖 Gene-edited pigs resistant to classical swine fever
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The team of researchers believes that this technique could be part of an integrated disease prevention strategy, combined with vaccines and biosafety measures on farms A team from the Roslin Institute has developed genetically modified pigs capable of resisting classical swine fever, a highly contagious and often deadly disease that causes serious economic losses to pig farming worldwide. The study shows that genetic editing can prevent infectio…
🐖 Gene-edited pigs resistant to classical swine fever
Gene-edited pigs remained healthy when exposed to the deadly classical swine fever virus.The edited pigs showed no signs of infection while control pigs developed symptoms within a week.The same gene editing may provide resistance to similar viruses that infect cattle and sheep.Pigs remained healthy upon exposureScientists at the Roslin Institute in Edinburgh have created pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever. The gene-edited animals …
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