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Published online 22 June 2001 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news010628-3
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Chicken fat is catching
A human virus makes poultry porky
Sitting next to an obese person may have greater repercussions than loss of personal space. A human virus that turns skinny roosters into chubby chickens is contagious, US researchers have shown.
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