Muscle-gene edit creates buff beagles
Test of CRISPR gene-editing tool in dogs shows mixed results
BULKING UP Two beagles named Hercules (left) and Tiangou (right) are the first dogs to have a gene edited with a tool known as CRISPR/Cas9. Researchers mutated the dogs’ myostatin genes to increase the amount of muscle the beagles make.
Qingjian Zou