Coronavirus: Thread

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https://www.forbes.com/sites/davewessner/2023/10/13/crispr-cas9-edited-chickens-exhibit-resistance-to-avian-influenza-but-some-problems-arise/

As avian influenza viruses continue to affect bird populations
throughout the world, researchers have explored various means of
controlling this pathogen. On Tuesday, scientists reported in the
journal Nature Communications the latest approach. Using the gene
editing technique CRISPR-Cas9, they created genetically engineered
chickens that exhibited significant resistance to these viruses.
That’s the good news. The bad news? The viruses rapidly accumulated
mutations that negated the effectiveness of this salvo. Moreover,
these mutations may enable the viruses to replicate more efficiently
in humans. What could possibly go wrong?