This Gene-Edited Calf Could Transform Brazil's Beef Industry

Gene-edited beef could be coming to dinner plates around the globe. In this episode of Moving Upstream, WSJ's Jason Bellini travels to Brazil to meet the world's first cow that’s been engineered for warmer climates.

Nov 15, 2018

Gene-edited beef could be coming to dinner plates around the globe. In this episode of Moving Upstream, WSJ's Jason Bellini travels to Brazil to meet the world's first cow that’s been engineered for warmer climates.

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