Re: Scientists aim to beat flu with genetically modified chickens

In article <1130889323.81627.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
" Jill." <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article <1130887340.80843.0@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> > " Jill." <news@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> >>
> >>> Oh it wouldn't! We are talking about commercial flocks which are all
> >>> the same breed anyway. I doubt it'll affect the fancy breeds unless
> >>> Uncle targets them for destruction!
> >>
> >> oh - it would - for the protection of the food source
> >> !!!!!!
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> regards
> >> Jill Bowis
> >
> > Let's pray not..... :-(
> > Commercial birds are so different from what we breed, I don't see how
> > it could really affect them especially if they are "immune".
>
> They are not so different in the ways that would matter - the threat from a
> constantly and rapidly mutating virus having an almost identical cousin to
> breed in would negate the billions of dollars spent creating the mutants
> Fortunately the constant mutations renders the whole project a load of
> twaddle
> :~))
> as well as the billions of dollars
> !!
>
> --
>
> regards
> Jill Bowis


That's kinda what I was thinking...
unless they managed to find a constant surface antigen in commom with
all strains.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson
.

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