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Scientists are gene-editing chickens to resist avian flu (www.motherjones.com)

submitted 10 months ago by jeffw to c/science

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'm personally waiting for supermarkets to literally smarten up and start offering Extra-GMO food.

Just let the geneticists go wild on those animals, I want a turkey leg the size of my head served with a side of golden rice.

[–] jeffw 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

To be fair, they already kinda do that. The chickens are massive compared to normal ones we would’ve had decades ago, which can lead to some premature deaths (I think it’s heart issues?)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

For some breeds if you let them live to full adulthood instead of slaughtering them at 6 weeks they can't really walk well. The extra muscle doesn't make them stronger, it just adds so much bulk they can't move it all. It's pretty sad.

[–] NegativeInf 3 points 10 months ago

Gotta get those chickens doing some cardio.