Animal Biotechnologies

Genetic modification, cloning, and other biological engineering techniques are widely used on animals in agricultural and research settings. Some of these applications are controversial for environmental, health, animal welfare, or other reasons. For example, only a small percentage of animal cloning attempts produce live offspring. Human-animal chimeras raise concerns including what to do if they display human-like behavioral characteristics and whether such creatures can be patented and owned. Biotech developments in animals may preview technologies destined for use in humans.

A Cloned Ferret!

By Pete Shanks | 02.24.2021

Biopolitical Times

"Black-footed Ferret Kits" by USFWS Mountain Prairie is licensed under CC BY 2.0 The New York Times published on February 18 an enthusiastic article about a black-footed ferret, hailing it as “the first of any native, endangered animal species in North America to be cloned.”

Animal Biotechnologies

Largest US retailers reject GM salmon ahead of potential first US sales

By GM Watch Staff, GM Watch | 09.02.2020

Aggregated News

"People across the country have made it clear that they don’t want to eat genetically engineered salmon, and food retailers are clearly listening” – Friends of the Earth

Top grocery retailers Walmart, Costco, Albertsons, Kroger, Ahold, Aldi, Trader Joe’s, Whole...

Society

Scientists Grow Mouse Embryos in a Mechanical Womb

By Gina Kolata, The New York Times | 03.17.2021

Aggregated News

The mouse embryos looked perfectly normal. All their organs were developing as expected, along with their limbs and circulatory and...

Animal Biotechnologies

Paradise altered: EPA approves first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida Keys

By Taylor White, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | 04.19.2021

Aggregated News

This spring, the biotechnology company Oxitec plans to release genetically modified (GM) mosquitoes in the Florida Keys. Oxitec says its technology...

Animal Biotechnologies