@jeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world • 8 months agoScientists are gene-editing chickens to resist avian fluwww.motherjones.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up198
arrow-up198external-linkScientists are gene-editing chickens to resist avian fluwww.motherjones.com@jeffw@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world • 8 months agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-square@Catoblepaslink6•8 months agoFor 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.
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.