Scientists create pigs resistant to classical swine fever

<p>Gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to highly contagious deadly disease</p><p>Pigs that are resistant to a deadly viral disease have been created by scientists at Edinburgh’s Roslin Institute.</p><p>The gene-edited animals remained healthy when exposed to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly contagious and often fatal disease. The virus was eradicated in the UK in 1966, but there have been several outbreaks since and it continues to pose a major threat to pig farming worldwide.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/22/scientists-create-pigs-resistant-to-classical-swine-fever-gene-editing">Continue reading...</a>