Virus-resistant pigs might help to stem next outbreak.

Elife

Plum Island Animal Disease Center, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Orient Point, United States.

Published: July 2015

By genetically engineering pigs to degrade a crucial viral protein, livestock can be made less susceptible to foot and mouth disease virus.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4518707PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09790DOI Listing

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