Indian-administered Kashmir: How is India's first gene-edited sheep Tarmeem doing?

One Year Old India’s First Gene-Edited Sheep Thrives

India’s first gene-edited sheep has just celebrated its first birthday—and researchers say it’s thriving. Meet Tarmeem, born on 16 December last year in Kashmir, whose name fittingly means “modification” in Arabic. But what makes this sheep special? Scientists used CRISPR, the gene-editing tool often likened to tiny molecular scissors, to snip out a gene that limits muscle growth. The result: Tarmeem boasts about 10% more muscle than her non-edi…

Indian-administered Kashmir: How is India's first gene-edited sheep Tarmeem doing?

Born on 16 December last year in Indian-administered Kashmir, the sheep has been named Tarmeem.

Indian-administered Kashmir: How is India’s first gene-edited sheep Tarmeem doing?

India’s first gene-edited sheep recently turned a year old and researchers who developed it say it’s doing well. Born on 16 December last year in Indian-administered Kashmir, the sheep has been named Tarmeem – the Arabic word for modification or editing. Tarmeem is housed in a private enclosure at the Sher-e-Kashmir Agricultural University in the region’s main city Srinagar along with its non-edited twin sister. Researchers at the university tol…