Labrador dogs gene edited and cloned to prevent inherited hip disease

Two Labrador dogs called Gene and Geny have been born in South Korea after CRISPR gene editing was used to correct a mutation linked to a common hip disorder. It is the first time that gene editing has been used to attempt to prevent a genetic disorder in dogs, but it won’t be clear how successful it has been until the dogs are older.

“The study was performed to develop a procedure for getting rid of harmful mutations from pets,” says team member Okjae Koo at biotech company ToolGen.…