Gene-edited pigs are protected from porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome Genus PIC
Pigs that are immune to a disease estimated to cost farmers $2.7 billion a year globally look set to become the first genetically modified farm animals to be used for large-scale meat production.
“We could very well be the first,” says Clint Nesbitt of international breeding company Genus, which has created hundreds of the CRISPR-edited pigs in preparation for a commercial launch.
He is confident that the animals, which have been modified to have immunity to…
