It's all in the genes: New research reveals why some chickens are resistant to bird flu

Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 14:01 in Biology & Nature

The genes of some chickens make them almost completely resistant to a serious strain of bird flu, new research has revealed. Until now, scientists around the world have paid little attention to the role the genetics of birds play in the transmission of flu, focusing instead on how the virus itself evolves and infects.

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