These Albino Lizards Are The First Gene-Edited Reptiles

By Roni Dengler
Aug 28, 2019 9:20 AMNov 19, 2019 3:23 AM
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An albino lizard hatchling, one of the first to be gene edited with CRISPR. (Doug Menke)

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Skittering among the Caribbean flora are anole lizards, tiny reptiles no bigger than a finger’s length. Sporting shades of grey, brown and green, island life has spurred the evolution of some 150 species there.

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