Chicken gives up genetic secrets
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Scientists publish a detailed analysis of the chicken genome, the animal's biochemical "code".
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No knocking off Blade Runner pleasure replicants German boffins believe they have developed a computer algorithm which can be used to hide encrypted "watermarks" within the DNA of living genetically-modified organisms. The procedure has been successful in simulated tests on live beer ingredients.â¦
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LONDON - Scientists have identified the one billion letters of the DNA code in chickens, a step they say could help them better understand our own biology and lead to better breeds for farmers.
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A cloned pig whose genes were altered to make it glow fluorescent green has passed on the trait to its young, a development that could lead to the future breeding of pigs for human transplant organs, a Chinese university reported.
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It is one of the world&#39;s oldest questions: Why did the chicken cross the road? It might seem like a &#39;poultry&#39; subject to weigh on the minds of hundreds of scientists, but research published yesterday has brought us a little closer to the answer.
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A group of international researchers at Michigan State University has decoded the genome of the chicken and found that the main ingredient of McDonald&#39;s (NYSE: MCD) Chicken McNuggets has a genetic
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Biologists have uncovered a gene that switches off stem cells as a person ages.
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The chicken company, formerly a cooperative, is now making money as a for-profit corporation.
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A rapid technique for isolating DNA in hair provides a new route to study the genetics of extinct creatures.
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Biologists have fought long and sometimes bitterly about how birds evolved -- but a new study published on Thursday suggests that their intellectual battle may have been all in vain.
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EAST LANSING, Mich. - We may soon be thanking Michigan State University chicken No. 256 for better treatments or even new vaccines for the flu and other human ailments.
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Turning off a gene that has been associated with Alzheimer's disease made mice smarter in the lab, researchers said on Sunday in a finding that lends new insight on learning and may lead to new drugs for memory problems.
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Researchers find a receptor they believe keeps eggs in arrested development until ready for fertilisation.
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Scientists identify a protein that helps detect DNA damage in developing eggs.
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San Francisco - Researchers are using the latest in biotechnology to chart the genetic map of turkeys, which have been selectively bred for their white meat for so many generations in the United States that the big-breasted birds sometimes have trouble
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Scientists have created a genetic map of a cow, giving researchers a new tool to reduce animal disease and improve the nutrition of beef and dairy products.
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Scientists have discovered a new  cancer-causing gene that they believe could be a molecular  master switch for the disease.