Dolly the sheep scientists hope DNA editing can wipe out grey squirrels

Dolly the sheep scientists hope DNA editing can wipe out grey squirrels

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McLaughlin, M.,  The Scotsman,  2020.

They have been poisoned, shot at, and stumbled into traps laid by those who regard them as a ruinous blight on the country’s woodland and wildlife.
But now, the grey squirrel is facing arguably its biggest threat yet, with plans to harness the cutting edge of genetic science to bring their destructive reign to an end.