Scientists in the polo-obsessed nation [of Argentina] have produced the world’s first genetically edited horses, modifying DNA from a champion mare using a technique called Crispr to increase “explosive speed” in her offspring, said the paper.
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This “futuristic experiment” dates back to 2006, a decade on from the birth of Dolly the sheep (the world’s first cloned mammal), said The Washington Post.
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