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Development of hypoallergenic gene-edited pets

The developments in this story so far, most recent first.

  1. · date approximate Milestone

    Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies

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  2. · date approximate Background

    A group in South Korea produced a gene-edited cat named Alsik with low allergen levels.

    In 2024, a group in South Korea produced a gene-edited cat named Alsik. The feline was engineered to have extremely low levels of the cat allergen Fel d 1.

  3. · date approximate Background

    Kindred Companion Sciences was founded by scientist Matt Walker.

    In 2020, scientist Matt Walker founded the biotech company Kindred Companion Sciences.