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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KUALA LUMPUR - Two chickens that died in a village in Kelantan had the deadly strain of bird flu which killed 27 people in Asia earlier this year, Malaysian authorities confirmed yesterday.
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&quot;The chicken genome fills a crucial gap in our scientific knowledge,&quot; says Francis Collins, director of the National Human Genome Research Institute.
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Why Pfizer and Novartis are literally giving genetic information away.
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A "barcode" gene that can be used to distinguish between plant species has been identified.
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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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Hong Kong authorities may ban the slaughtering of poultry by retailers in a bid to prevent a bird (avian) flu pandemic. The WHO has warned that the next global pandemic may come from a mutated bird flu virus.
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Science & environment: The mysterious case of St Kilda's vanishing black sheep has been solved by geneticists
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Medical Research Council (MRC) scientists have ended lengthy scientific speculation by confirming that chickens have an acute sense of smell.
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A cat cloned to replace a dead pet for a Texas woman stirs ethical debate. Also: Scientists discover monster cockroach and mini crab in Indonesia.... EU caves in on stronger fishing limits.... and more.
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Scientists find a potential reason to explain why bird flu is so deadly for people.
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THE enduring mystery of why the chicken really did cross the road has come a step closer to being solved definitively, following a detailed analysis of the birdâs genetic blueprint.
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Here&#39;s something to ponder when you eat your next chicken wing: A new study says about 60 percent of the genes in the critter you&#39;re eating have close cousins in your own DNA.
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Biologists have uncovered a gene that switches off stem cells as a person ages.
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Tyson Foods will no longer use antibiotics with its chickens.
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A red jungle fowl is seen in this undated handout photo. Researchers have assembled the genome sequence of the Red Jungle Fowl, the ancestor of all domestic chickens.
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[Health India]: Washington, Oct 11: A new research conducted by scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine, suggests that turning off just one cancer-causing gene is enough to eliminate aggressive, incurable liver tumors in mice in just four