Gene editing may be one of the most useful developments in genetics in recent memory but it is also somewhat controversial. When it comes to animals, they are useful for experimental research.
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Recently, scientists from the University of Georgia were able to successfully produce the first gene-edited reptiles in the form of pink lizards.
Although they’re commonly known as brown anoles, there are now four Anolis sagrei lizards at a University of Georgia lab that are actually a pale pink color. They’re albinos, and are the result of what is reportedly the world’s first successful attempt at producing a genetically modified reptile.
(Image credit: University of Georgia)
Source: neatorama