Gene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your Allergies
He wondered, could he use gene editing to make allergy-free dogs—and help his pet ownership dream come true?The answer came in beagle form. Bailey and Alfie are two young beagles that can do tricks like any other dog, but they lack the protein that causes sniffles. The culprit for most dog allergy-sufferers is a protein called Can f 1, which is found in dander, hair, and saliva.
- ▪He wondered, could he use gene editing to make allergy-free dogs—and help his pet ownership dream come true?The answer came in beagle form.
- ▪Bailey and Alfie are two young beagles that can do tricks like any other dog, but they lack the protein that causes sniffles.
- ▪The culprit for most dog allergy-sufferers is a protein called Can f 1, which is found in dander, hair, and saliva.
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Emily MullinScienceAug 5, 2026 7:00 AMGene-Edited Puppies Will Melt Your Heart—but Won’t Trigger Your AllergiesA startup has created beagles without the gene that causes runny noses and watery eyes for allergy sufferers.Courtesy of Kindred Companion SciencesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyScientist Matt Walker always wanted a dog, but allergies prevented him from having one.As an undergrad at Harvard and then a research associate at Columbia University, he was using Crispr, the Nobel Prize–winning gene editing technology, in lab experiments. He wondered, could he use gene editing to make allergy-free dogs—and help his pet ownership dream come true?The answer came in beagle form.
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