Gene modified chickens offer hope for cheaper drugs

London: Chickens that are genetically modified to produce human proteins in their eggs can offer a cost-effective method of producing certain types of drugs, a new research suggests. The study which has initially focused on producing high-quality proteins for use in scientific research found the drugs working just as well as the same proteins produced using existing methods. High quantities of the proteins can be recovered from each egg using a simple purification system and there are no adverse effects on the chickens themselves, which lay eggs as normal, suggests the study published in the journal BMC Biotechnology. (IANS)

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