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Scientist Converts Chicken Embryos into Drug Factories
3/26/2026
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- Dr. Esther Oluwagbenga, a scientist at Neion Bio, injects a dye into a three-day-old chicken embryo, which has a beating heart and developing circulatory system.
- Oluwagbenga practices this technique regularly to support Neion Bio's goal of genetically engineering chickens to produce medical compounds.
- This approach aims to transform chicken eggs into drug factories, demonstrating biotechnology's potential in medicine.
