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Chicken gene-editing advance opens path to drug-producing eggs

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Chicken gene-editing advance opens path to drug-producing eggs
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Chicken eggs are already used to harvest helpful proteins called antibodies to protect humans from viruses such as influenza. Now, a breakthrough at the University of Missouri could one day lead to chickens that produce other useful medical proteins in their eggs.

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