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

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

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.

Gene-edited chicken eggs for antibody drugs

A gene editing step toward “drug producing” eggs Researchers have reported a chicken gene editing advance that opens a path to producing therapeutic proteins in eggs—specifically antibodies that can help protect people from viruses. What the approach aims to do The underlying idea builds on an…