So far, the CRISPR gene-editing system has been successfully used in bacteria, plants, mice, pigs, monkeys, and even humans – but never reptiles, due to their tricky reproductive methods. Now, ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Over the past several years, researchers have successfully modified chicken, pig, cow, mouse, and even fish genes using Crispr technology. Crispr, ...

An albino alligator hatched at Wild Florida as part of the park’s albino gator breeding program. Screengrab from Wild Florida's video A rare albino reptile nosed its way out of an egg and into the ...

(CN) – Scientists have created the first gene-edited reptiles: albino lizards. Researchers from the University of Georgia used CRISPR-Cas9 to make the index finger-sized lizards providing a technique ...

Claude has died just months after his big 30th birthday celebration. The beloved albino alligator was a mainstay at the ...

Pour one out for this rarity of an animal. Claude, a rare albino alligator turned something of a reptile celebrity, has died at 30. The alligator had been living at the California Academy of Sciences ...

Let’s face it — in Florida, a lot of us are obsessed with alligators. They tend to make headlines for unexpectedly showing up in a pool or on one’s doorstep or for animal attacks. How does one feel ...

Scientists have genetically modified reptiles for the first time, to create tiny mutant albino lizards. The team used the CRISPR-Cas-9 technique to edit the DNA of the Anolis sagrei, or brown anole ...

Meet the world's first gene-edited reptiles: albino lizards roughly the size of your index finger. Researchers used CRISPR-Cas9 to make the lizards, providing a technique for gene editing outside of ...

In a first, a team of scientists have successfully altered the genes of reptiles. The four albino lizards are the world’s first gene-edited reptiles. In recent years, scientists have used gene-editing ...