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Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
['Hunter Wright']
WHEC.com
His company, Kindred Companion Sciences, created Bailey and her twin Alfie using a Nobel Prize-winning technique called CRISPR.
It’ll take years before the millions who suffer from dog-related allergies can walk into a pet store and buy a pooch like Alfie or Bailey.
Future research should test the gene-edited hypoallergenic dogs on more people with pet allergies to be sure they can soothe symptoms across a broader swath of the human population, said Dr. Jeff SoRelle, a pathologist at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Despite being a lifelong dog lover, his allergies kept him away from pups growing up.
“It feels just amazing to get to have a dog,” Walker said.