In an effort to mitigate climate change, a team of scientists from three University of California (UC) campuses are proposing to use the gene editing tool CRISPR on microbes in the cow s gut. Their vision is to deliver gene-edited microbes as oral treatments for calves that will take effect in the gut microbial systems. The calves can carry this into adulthood, which can reduce their methane emissions for the rest of their lives.
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A research initiative co-led by Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, PhD, has been awarded $70 million to address health and climate challenges by combining CRISPR genome editing technology with genome-resolved metagenomics through the microbiome.
University of California, Davis scientists are teaming up with renowned genome editing researchers on a $70m donor-funded initiative that aims in part to block methane emissions from cattle by using CRISPR tools on microbes in the cows’ gut.