The Red Canary: The Story of the First Genetically Engineered Animal - Tim Birkhead - Books - Bloomsbury Publishing PLC - 9781408847060 - January 30, 2014
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The Red Canary: The Story of the First Genetically Engineered Animal

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In the 1870s English canary breeders caused a scandal by feeding their Norwich canaries with red peppers to turn them orange. A German bird enthusiast, Hans Duncker tried to breed, rather than feed, to produce a red canary. This is the story of early attempts at genetic manipulation.

288 pages, illustrations

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released January 30, 2014
ISBN13 9781408847060
Publishers Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pages 288
Dimensions 196 × 132 × 19 mm   ·   250 g

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