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Genetically altered pigs approved for food, potential medical use

12/14/20 4:15 PM By Steve Davies
KEYWORDS alpha-gal syndrome Center for Veterinary Medicine food and drug administration Scott Commins Stephen Hahn Steven Solomon ticks
The Food and Drug Administration has for the first time approved an intentional genomic alteration, or IGA, in animals that can be used for both food and human therapeutics.
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