Genome editing technology provides a transformative approach to animal breeding. Otherwise difficult or impossible-to-access genetic variation can now be used in a given target population, with leading examples focussing on animal health and welfare. The race is on for the first food from genome-edited farm animals to reach the shops.

Keywords:
aquaculture, biotechnology, genetic engineering, livestock, regulation
Subjects:
Agricultural & Industrial Bioscience, Biotechnology, Stem Cells, Translational Science
© 2019 The Author(s). Published by Portland Press Limited on behalf of the Biochemical Society and the Royal Society of Biology
2019
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