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CRISPR’d pigs could produce low-fat bacon – TechCrunch

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2017-10-24 NEWS

TechCrunch

CRISPR‘d pigs could produce low-fat bacon
TechCrunch
We truly live in amazing times. Chinese scientists just made skinnier pigs using CRISPR-Cas9 technology. Do you know what this means? Low-fat bacon! I know, I know, for some, bacon without the fat does not sound that appealing. But for those watching …
CRISPR Bacon: Chinese Scientists Create Genetically Modified Low …NPR
Chinese scientists stuck a mouse gene into pigs to make 12 low-fat pigletsQuartz
CRISPR‘ Bacon? Scientists Create Low-Fat PigsCBS San Francisco Bay Area
Phys.Org –Live Science –BGR –Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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Tracking the Cost of Gene Therapy
MIT Technology Review
Gene therapy, which introduces new genetic material into a person’s DNA, was developed as a revolutionary way to treat some of the rarest syndromes on earth. Drug companies have attached astronomical prices to these narrowly targeted treatments. In

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Stem cell researchers make advance toward long-lasting blood vessel repair
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Stem cell researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have made an advance toward having a long-lasting “repair caulk” for blood vessels. The research could form the basis of a treatment for peripheral artery disease, derived from a patient’s

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