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Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies - AP News

Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies - AP News

Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergies. Using a Nobel Prize-winning editing tool called CRISPR, they switched off a gene that produces the main allergy-causing protein in dogs. …

NEW YORK (AP) Matt Walker couldnt pet a dog without sneezing until he and other scientists used a gene editing technique to produce a hypoallergenic beagle named Bailey. Now, he can feed Bailey spoo… [+4289 chars]

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