标题: Would you eat these chickens? [打印本页] 作者: StephenW 时间: 2011-1-14 03:35 标题: Would you eat these chickens?
GM chickens boost hopes on avian flu
Scientists have genetically modified chickens to prevent the transmission of avian influenza, an innovation that could cut the risk of a lethal strain crossing to the human population and boost the poultry industry.
The chickens created at Cambridge and Edinburgh universities in the UK produce a genetic “decoy” molecule that mimics part of the replication machinery of the flu virus. This diverts the enzyme required for the virus to pass between cells – and stops the infection. http://link.ft.com/r/0QSDPP/TPDYXR/5AATE/LQZ3U9/KEOABD/50/h?a1=2011&a2=1&a3=13