Scientists edit animal genes to improve food quality

Pigs, goats, cattle, and rats make sperm that keeps genetic material from donor animals.

The Uemers used a hi-tech gene editing device to extract male fertility genes into animal embryos, writes the BBC, translates Periscope.

Animals were born sterile, but began producing sperm after injecting sperm-producing cells from donor animals.

The technique would allow you animals of the surrocy to distribute the sophisticated genetic material of the most elite animals.

This would be a step forward to improve food production, the American-British team has said.

This could have a major impact on addressing food uncertainty around the world. If we can challenge such a genetic challenge, that means less water, less feeding, and less antibiotics that we will give to animals. Professor Jon Oatley said. /Periscope