GM chickens breakthrough to prevent spread of bird flu

February 2011

GM chickens breakthrough to prevent spread of bird flu (PDF 335KB)

This leaflet explains how BBSRC-funded researchers have developed chickens that are genetically modified to prevent them from spreading bird flu to other chickens.

The information has been gathered from news stories and features across our website to give an easy-to-understand summary.

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