An ad hoc committee appointed by the National Academies to explore heritable genetic modifications of food animals. This committee will address methods for heritable genetic modifications and identify ...

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Cows with “designer genetics” have been bred in a world first that could result in better steaks and burgers on UK shelves.

Some Bt corn used for animal feed contains a gene for antibiotic resistance so that tracking can occur. What were they thinking!? Even if you aren’t a biologist, you know this can’t be good. What ...

With a grant from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, UC Davis will run an Animal and Veterinary Innovation Center looking into gene-editing technology in livestock such as sheep, pigs and cattle. ...

Toward the goal of efficient editing of farm animals for genetic improvements, this study explores an upgraded form of nuclease PE (uPEn). Based on an initial demonstration of its success in editing ...

Spider silk—six times tougher than Kevlar and stronger than steel—has now been produced by an unexpected source. Spider silk is a biological protein fiber spun by spiders. Many of these fibers have ...

A committee-supported project or activity that has been completed and for which output dissemination has begun. Its committee has been disbanded and closeout procedures are underway. An ad hoc ...