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Gene-Editing Technology Offers New Ways to Create the Dogs of Our Dreams

31 August 2026 at 12:02
Technologies like CRISPR are giving us new ways to create the dogs of our dreams β€” and a reason to reckon with our past mistakes.

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Life with Bailey has been β€œamazing,” Dr. Walker said. β€œI didn’t really appreciate, when people say pets are part of your family, what that really means. But she really is a part of our family.”

An Experimental Single-Time Treatment Slashed Cholesterol for a Year

28 August 2026 at 17:30
A small gene-editing study significantly reduced LDL cholesterol levels, and the results have stuck a year later.

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An illustration of β€œbad” cholesterol molecules, in yellow, binding to receptors, in blue-purple. In the study, patients saw their β€œbad” LDL cholesterol and triglycerides levels drop by up to 50 percent β€” and remain steady a year later.
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