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		Crispr gene-editing creates wave of exotic model organisms (nature.com)
		93 points by headalgorithm on April 23, 2019 \| hide \| past \| favorite \| 1 comment

a_bonobo on April 24, 2019 [–]

Related, Australia just decided that organisms which have genes knocked out as in OP's article using CRISPR do not count as 'genetically modified' as they're indistinguishable from 'naturally' occurring knockouts: https://twitter.com/GaetanBurgio/status/1117730407116500992

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