Matt Walker never thought he'd be able to own a dog.
Thanks to gene editing, he's now able to snuggle up and play fetch with Bailey: a beagle whose saliva and hair don't contain a key allergy-causing protein.
I met one of the first hypoallergenic pups for @apnews.com:
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Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies
Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergies.