Lawrence Tiley, scientists from the Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, who was involved in the experiment "Chicken Anti-Avian Influenza" he said, the chicken was created through a process of genetic modification.
"Development is the first step to developing truly chickens resistant to avian influenza virus. Chickens are also made only for research purposes, not consumption,"
In this process, new genes that can produce a compound of the compound produced imitations of bird flu virus inserted. These compounds can inhibit the replication process so as to prevent the spread. Experiments conducted by scientists proved genetically modified chickens that have been proven to prevent the spread of the virus.
They can not spread the virus to other birds, whether or not genetically modified. But, Tiley said that this experiment is still in its early stages. In addition, he also warned that the entire chicken gene modification is not made to be consumed. "Development is the first step to developing truly chickens resistant to avian influenza virus. Chickens are also made only for research purposes, not consumption," Tiley said on Thursday (01/13/2011).
Cases of bird flu began to found in 1997 in Hong Kong. Meanwhile, in 2003, cases of spread to Asia, the Middle East, and some European regions, resulting in death in poultry and humans.
Tiley said, "Chicken is the number of potential new virus strains to grow and infect poultry and humans prevent the spread of the virus in chickens could reduce the economic impact and the risk of infection from bird".
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