15.04.2010 | permalink
”[a transgenic chicken variety] is ready for commercial use,” T.K. Bhattacharya, the senior scientist who headed the project [...] Besides increasing productivity and increasing weight by genetically modifying the chickens with growth hormones, the varieties are used to treat diseases such as Hepatitis B, Haemophilia, Cancer and AIDS, Mr. Bhattacharya said, without elaborating.