by Stacey Liberatore at Daily Mail
- The FDA approved the first sale of generically edited pork in restaurants
- The sausages come from pigs that were altered to pass down elite DNA
- READ MORE: Would you eat meat from a gene-edited animal?
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the sale of genetically modified pigs at restaurants and grocery stores.
The altered pork, made as German-style sausages, was developed by scientists at Washington State University who used CRISPR to improve genetic traits in livestock.
The team used the gene-editing tool to pass elite DNA from one breeder to several others, which let more males pass on desirable traits and improve food production.
This process could produce livestock that can thrive in harsh conditions – and still provide adequate nutrition for people…
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