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Transgenic chickens curb bird flu transmission

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Genetic modification quells virus, but questions linger about use in developing countries.

Researchers have made genetically modified chickens that can't infect other birds with bird flu. The H5N1 strain of influenza — which raged through southeast Asia a decade ago and has killed hundreds of people to date — remains a problem in some developing countries, where it is endemic.

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  1. Lyall, J., et al. Science 331, 223-226 (2011).

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Hughes, V. Transgenic chickens curb bird flu transmission. Nature (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/news.2011.16

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