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| | Company uses gene editing to create glow-in-the-dark rabbits A new startup called the Los Angeles Project aims to speed up that process with genetic engineering to make glow-in-the-dark rabbits, hypoallergenic cats and dogs, and possibly, one day, actual unicorns. The Los Angeles Project is the brainchild of biohacker Josie Zayner, who in 2017 publicly injected herself with the gene-editing tool CRISPR during a conference in San Francisco and livestreamed it. “I want to help humans genetically modify themselves,” she said at the time. However, there’s the question of what happens if something goes wrong. CRISPR can cause unintended edits, which could lead to cancer or other health problems in an animal. Plus, no one really knows how many edits can be made to an animal’s genome without causing harm. And GloFish offer a cautionary tale. In Brazil, the fluorescent fish have escaped fish farms and are multiplying in creeks in the Atlantic Forest, raising concerns about whether they pose a threat to native species. Wired Sign petition against commercialisation of GM pets The Rabbit.org Foundation urges the public, policymakers, and the scientific community to take a stand against the commercialisation of genetically modified pets. Sign the petition to the US FDA! Change.org We hope you’ve found this newsletter interesting. Please support our work with a one-off or regular donation. Thank you! __________________________________________________________ Website: http://www.gmwatch.org
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