A hen will lay a variety of eggs!

The Dhaka Times Desk After a long research, the researchers said that one hen will lay different types of eggs. This genetically modified chicken can lay eggs of various species!

Although it looks like ten other chickens, this chicken has left behind in terms of features. This breed of chicken has become the best due to genetic changes in the body.

Scientists at the University of Edinburgh have developed such a hybrid chicken in their laboratory.

Recently, through a conference of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Massachusetts, the concerned scientists presented this novel matter to everyone.

In this conference, they said, these hybrid chickens born due to genetic engineering are capable of laying different types of eggs. Not only this, this new breed of chicken can easily prevent diseases like bird flu. That is, no chicken born from its eggs can be infected with bird flu.

Edinburgh scientists also said that a gene called DDX4 (DDX4) plays a key role in the reproduction of birds. This gene is modified by editing methods. But this hybrid chicken cannot lay its own eggs. So how can he breed different types of chickens? This question may come up.

Mike McGrew, the lead researcher of the research team, said that this chicken will actually play the role of surrogate mother. What exactly is that like? The answer is that if the stem cells of another species of chicken are brought and placed in the womb of a hybrid chicken, then this hybrid chicken will produce eggs of that species in its own body. And then he will lay eggs of that kind of chicken.

The question has come, why the idea of making such a chicken or the real scientists?

বিজ্ঞানী ম্যাকগ্রিউর সারল্য জবাব হলো, ”আমাদের প্রধান উদ্দেশ্য হলো বিলুপ্ত প্রজাতির মুরগি সংরক্ষণ করা”। যেহেতু এই মুরগি অন্য প্রজাতির ডিমও পাড়তে পারে তাই বিলুপ্তপ্রায় প্রজাতি সংরক্ষণ করতে নতুন এই হাইব্রিড মুরগিটি সাহায্য করবে বলে দাবি করেছেন সংশ্লিষ্ট বিজ্ঞানীরা।

জানা গেছে, ইতিমধ্যেই ‘রাম্পেল্স গেম’, ‘স্কটস ডাম্পি’, ‘সিসিলিয়ান বাটারকাপ’, ‘ওল্ড ইংলিশ ফেজ্যান্ট ফাউল’ প্রভৃতি বিরল প্রজাতির মুরগির ডিম পেড়েছে এই নতুন হাইব্রিড মুরগি!

Scientists have said, there is no doubt that this chicken will revive rare and extinct species in the near future.