Wired·4 min read·medium
Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies
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Emily Mullin
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Researchers have used CRISPR gene-editing technology to create beagles that lack the protein responsible for most human dog allergies. This breakthrough could eventually lead to hypoallergenic pets, though it raises questions about the ethics of gene editing in companion animals.
As an undergrad at Harvard and then a research associate at Columbia University, he was using Crispr, the Nobel Prize–winning gene editing technology, in lab experiments. He wondered, could he use gene editing to make allergy-free dogs—and help his pet ownership dream come true?
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