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What can REALLY be done about CWD?
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<blockquote data-quote="megalomaniac" data-source="post: 5799488" data-attributes="member: 2805"><p>You don't have to treat the existing herd, nor treat or eradicate the prion. All you have to do is find the gene that allows the prion to attach and infect the animal. Modify that gene to make the animal immune, then introduce a few animals in the herd to breed and spread that modified gene to their offspring. Those without the modified gene will die, while those with the modified gene will continue to live, thrive, and repopulate the herd through their offspring.</p><p></p><p>Sort of like BSK was saying... but instead of waiting 100s or 1000s of generations for the mutation providing protection to happen naturally, mankind can speed up that process.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megalomaniac, post: 5799488, member: 2805"] You don't have to treat the existing herd, nor treat or eradicate the prion. All you have to do is find the gene that allows the prion to attach and infect the animal. Modify that gene to make the animal immune, then introduce a few animals in the herd to breed and spread that modified gene to their offspring. Those without the modified gene will die, while those with the modified gene will continue to live, thrive, and repopulate the herd through their offspring. Sort of like BSK was saying... but instead of waiting 100s or 1000s of generations for the mutation providing protection to happen naturally, mankind can speed up that process. [/QUOTE]
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