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Parthenogenesis: Fatherless mouse pups develop from unfertilised eggs with gene editing

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Parthenogenesis, the development of offspring from unfertilised eggs, was thought to be impossible in mammals, but researchers have used genetic trickery to make it happen Life 7 March 2022 By Alex Wilkins An adult mouse that developed from an unfertilised egg, and her pups YANCHANG WEI A genetically manipulated mouse pup born from an unfertilised egg … Read more

‘Ghost’ viruses offer potentially better approach to gene editing | Science

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Not every human disease can be tackled with a pill or shot. Some disorders would ideally be treated by delivering molecular payloads—like modified viruses carrying gene-editing tools—into defective cells, where they could rewrite target genes. Despite some early successes, researchers are still struggling to get this approach to work. Now, researchers say they have found … Read more

Beet armyworm: Gene editing stops female moths from producing pheromones

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Female beet armyworms with a deleted gene don’t produce sex pheromones, which could be exploited as a way to control numbers of this agricultural pest Life 11 December 2021 By Gary Hartley The beet armyworm is a destructive crop pest Nigel Cattlin / naturepl.com Deleting a gene linked to the production of sex pheromones in … Read more