chickens
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The US FDA Just Approved Transgenic Chickens That Make Medicine
The US Food and Drug Administration has given the thumbs up to a genetically modified chicken that produces a drug in its eggs. It’s the latest addition to a growing area in medicine known as “farmaceuticals.”
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You’ll Never Believe All The Things Made Out Of Chicken Feathers
As a nation, the United States consumes a whopping 8 billion chickens every year, and this results in a few mountains’ worth of chicken feathers in pure waste. But no more, some entrepreneurs say: chicken feathers could be the future of plastic.
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The Future Of Farming Is Brain-Dead Chickens?
The poultry industry routinely takes heat for the crowded, conditions birds are subjected to. But what if the animals didn’t feel pain or suffer stress? One student thinks he has the solution — raise chickens like vegetables by lobotomizing the lot of them.
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Trade Your Old Phones For Chickens
Yes, that’s right. Your old phones – the ones that are sitting around your home doing nothing but gathering dust – can be exchanged for live chickens thanks to MobileMuster and Oxfam. The catch is that you don’t get to keep the chicken – it’s instead donated to a family in Laos.