Uruguay eyes gene drives to save cattle from pest peril
Uruguay adopts CRISPR technology for a groundbreaking approach to combat screwworms from attacking cattle.
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Uruguay adopts CRISPR technology for a groundbreaking approach to combat screwworms from attacking cattle.
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CRISPR/Cas systems have undergone tremendous advancement in the past decade. These precise genome editing tools have applications ranging from transgenic crop development to gene therapy and beyond.
The decision comes after Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ Casgevy was approved in the UK and US for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.
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