I'll be talking about how we use genome editors at The Roslin Institute to attempt to generate resistance to disease in pigs. I'll not be going into huge detail about how genome editors work but will focus the introduction more about why we might want to use genome editors rather than selective breeding and on their potential uses in increasing productivity of livestock, improving animal welfare, producing animals that are resistant to diseases. The final focus will be on the PRRS-resistant pig story. WARNING: This video contains images of piglets affected by the disease Porcine Respiratory and Reproductive Syndrome that may be upsetting to some people- there will be a warning in the video before the images are shown Extra Resources- Sarah was a PhD student in Prof. Bruce Whitelaw's group and now works with Dr Christine Tait-Burkard. For an overview of their work CLICK HERE This article was published on 2024-09-02
