FDA Approves Gene-Hacked CRISPR Pigs for Human Consumption

FDA Approves Gene-Hacked CRISPR Pigs for Human Consumption

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a type of CRISPR gene-edited pig for human consumption. As MIT Technology Review reports, only an extremely limited list of gene-modified animals are cleared by regulators to be eaten in the United States, including a transgenic salmon that has an extra gene to grow faster, and heat-tolerant beef cattle. And now a type of illness-resistant pig could soon join their ranks. British company Genus use…

FDA approves CRISPR-edited pigs for human consumption in the US

In a landmark decision, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the use of gene-edited pigs developed by PIC (Pig Improvement Company) for human consumption.