INTERNATIONAL PATENT: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE FILES APPLICATION FOR "INTEGRIN BETA 2 (CD18) GENE-EDITED BOVINE CELLS AND ANIMALS WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA LEUKOTOXIN A (LKTA)"

GENEVA, March 4 -- THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE (1400 Independence Avenue S.W.Washington, District of Columbia 20250) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/042854) for "INTEGRIN BETA 2 (CD18) GENE-EDITED BOVINE CELLS AND ANIMALS WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO MANNHEIMIA HAEMOLYTICA LEUKOTOXIN A (LKTA)" on Aug 20, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/044036, the details related to the patent application was published on Feb 26, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): HEATON, Michael P. (P.O. Box 166 (State Spur 18D)/USDA-ARS-PA-MARCClay C...