This article addresses using CRISPR to edit genes in animals, and how this could benefit humans or bring species, such as the wooly mammoth, back from extinction. Some examples include editing chicken genes so people are no longer allergic to eggs, sterilizing all female mosquitoes to prevent disease transmission, and editing bee genes so they clean their hives more and are less affected by disease. This raises a lot of ethical questions, such as should humans eat animals that are genetically modified and what are the ecological ramifications of bringing animals back from extinction or sterilizing them?
Rachel Nelson, potluck 2/10/20
https://mon.uvic.cat/tlc/files/2016/10/Welcome-to-the-Crispr-Zoo.pdf
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