Gene Editing Content / Gene Editing Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en Animal and Veterinary Innovation Center Established at ºÙºÙÊÓƵ /blog/animal-and-veterinary-innovation-center-established-uc-davis <div><p>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ is one of four institutions nationwide selected by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to establish Animal and Veterinary Innovation centers to help spur innovation and advance regulatory decisions.</p><p>The ºÙºÙÊÓƵ Intentional Genomic Alteration Innovation Center will focus on genome editing of livestock like pigs, sheep and cattle to support science-based regulations that demonstrate the safety of the technology and pave the way for human consumption of edited animals.</p></div> November 22, 2024 - 11:31am Andy Fell /blog/animal-and-veterinary-innovation-center-established-uc-davis Forgoing the GMO Footprint: First Steps to Using Viruses for Gene Editing in Plants /blog/forgoing-gmo-footprint-first-steps-using-viruses-gene-editing-plants <p>Bestowing crops with pest-resistant and climate-resistant traits is a driving force to protect humanity’s precious food resources. Despite evidence that demonstrates genetically-modified crops are as safe as crops produced through traditional breeding, sections of the public remain suspicious about genetically modified organisms (GMOs).</p> June 01, 2020 - 8:01am Andy Fell /blog/forgoing-gmo-footprint-first-steps-using-viruses-gene-editing-plants Gene Editing Can Complement Traditional Food-Animal Improvements /news/gene-editing-can-complement-traditional-food-animal-improvements <p>ºÙºÙÊÓƵ animal scientist Alison Van Eenennaam contends that by precisely making genetic changes, gene editing can boost the sustainability of food-animal production, and&nbsp;enhance animal health and welfare.&nbsp;</p> February 17, 2017 - 12:00pm Patricia Bailey /news/gene-editing-can-complement-traditional-food-animal-improvements