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The Red Canary: The Story of the First Genetically Engineered Animal
The Red Canary The Story of the First Genetically Engineered Animal
Author: Tim R. Birkhead
At the turn of the 20th century canary mania spread from the US and South Africa to Europe, with 150,000 males being raised each year to satisfy demand. Hans Duncker, a German bird enthusiast, was fascinated by the fact that in the 1870s English canary breeders had caused a scandal by feeding their Norwich canaries with red peppers to turn them ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780297829966
ISBN-10: 0297829963
Publication Date: 8/14/2003
Pages: 320
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Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Book Type: Hardcover
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