Are you a cat lover that cannot fully enjoy a feline’s presence due to allergic reactions? Well, it seems that there’s hope for cat lovers like you in the future thanks to gene editing.
You might have to wait for a few years, but there is progress on creating a hypoallergenic cat. Scientists from US-based company InBio are attempting to create hypoallergenic cats through CRISPR gene editing. The experts are trying to lower the levels of Fel d 1, a protein that causes allergic reactions in humans, in these genetically edited cats.
Hopefully, we get to have hypoallergenic cats in the future!
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