Spotigy, the transgenic hornless cow, was created to avoid the practice of dehorning in the cattle industry. Credit: Alliance for Science

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Spotigy, a transgenic dairy calf developed by Recombinetics, was born without the gene for horns. Credit: Alliance for Science

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Spotigy, a transgenic dairy calf developed by Recombinetics, was born without the gene for horns. Credit: Alliance for Science

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Alison Van Eenennaam, a geneticist at UC Davis College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, poses with Spotigy and Buri, dairy calves genetically edited not to develop horns. Credit: Karin Higgins/UC Davis
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Spotigy, a transgenic dairy calf developed by Recombinetics, was born without the gene for horns. Credit: Alliance for Science

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Spotigy, a transgenic dairy calf developed by Recombinetics, was born without the gene for horns. Credit: Alliance for Science

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Spotigy, a transgenic dairy calf developed by Recombinetics, was born without the gene for horns. Credit: Alliance for Science

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