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Científicos crean lagartijas albinas, primer reptil modificado genéticamente

Investigadores usaron técnica de edición genética conocida como CRISPR

This undated handout photo obtained August 27, 2019 courtesy of Doug Menke and the University of Georgia shows Ashley Rasys, a doctoral student and first author of the paper, holding one of the albino lizards on her fingertip. - A powerful gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has led to a number of breakthroughs in recent years in mice, plants and humans, but getting the technology to work on reptiles had proved impossible because of key differences in how they reproduce. A team of scientists at the University of Georgia have now overcome these challenges to successfully make index finger sized albino anole lizards, and say it could help us better understand vision problems in humans with albinism."For quite some time we've been wrestling with how to modify reptile genomes and manipulate genes in reptiles, but we've been stuck in the mode of how gene editing is being done in the major model systems" said Doug Menke, co-author of a paper that described the work in Cell Press on August 27, 2019. (Photo by Doug MENKE / The University of Georgia / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA/DOUG MENKE/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ISSAM AHMED - "It'll be all white: scientists create albino lizards"
This undated handout photo obtained August 27, 2019 courtesy of Doug Menke and the University of Georgia shows Ashley Rasys, a doctoral student and first author of the paper, holding one of the albino lizards on her fingertip. - A powerful gene-editing technology known as CRISPR has led to a number of breakthroughs in recent years in mice, plants and humans, but getting the technology to work on reptiles had proved impossible because of key differences in how they reproduce. A team of scientists at the University of Georgia have now overcome these challenges to successfully make index finger sized albino anole lizards, and say it could help us better understand vision problems in humans with albinism."For quite some time we've been wrestling with how to modify reptile genomes and manipulate genes in reptiles, but we've been stuck in the mode of how gene editing is being done in the major model systems" said Doug Menke, co-author of a paper that described the work in Cell Press on August 27, 2019. (Photo by Doug MENKE / The University of Georgia / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA/DOUG MENKE/HANDOUT" - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS / TO GO WITH AFP STORY BY ISSAM AHMED - "It'll be all white: scientists create albino lizards" DOUG MENKE
Con la técnica CRISPR un equipo de científicos de la Universidad de Georgia superó los desafíos para hacer con éxito lagartijas albinas de albino del tamaño de un dedo índice. AFP / UNIVERSIDAD DE GEORGIA / DOUG MENKE (DOUG MENKE/AFP)

Estados Unidos. Una técnica de edición genética conocida como CRISPR ha conducido a importantes avances en ratones, plantas y humanos, pero hacer que esa tecnología funcionara en reptiles había resultado imposible debido a diferencias reproductivas cruciales.

Un grupo de científicos de la Universidad de Georgia logró superar este desafío y consiguió con éxito crear lagartijas anolis albinas, que podrían ayudarnos a comprender mejor los problemas de visión de las personas con albinismo.

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