Gene-edited pigs are resistant to billion dollar virus, study finds (IMAGE)

University of Edinburgh

Gene-edited pigs are resistant to billion dollar virus, study finds

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Scientists have produced pigs that can resist one of the world's most costly animal diseases, by changing their genetic code. Tests with the virus - called Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome, or PRRS - found the pigs do not become infected at all. The animals show no signs that the change in their DNA has had any other impact on their health or wellbeing.

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Norrie Russell, The Roslin Institute

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