Given the unknown impacts on jungle fowl and the importance of chickens to humankind, Rheindt and his team wanted to gather more details. Wild jungle fowl contain a store of genetic diversity that ...

brings together a massive amount of genetic and epigenetic data of more than 100 chicken breeds from around the world. The team, which included scientists at Aarhus University in Denmark ...

Kenny Torrella is a senior reporter for Vox’s Future Perfect section, with a focus on animal welfare and the future of meat. When you think about animal cruelty, you might think of chained-up ...

The red junglefowl—the wild ancestor of the chicken—is losing its genetic diversity by interbreeding with domesticated birds, according to a new study led by Frank Rheindt of the National ...

This evolution was made possible by genetic and environmental changes over millions of years. The study on chickens has provided a better understanding of how genes influence feather development.

The poultry sector, one of the largest in the U.S. agriculture industry, is dominated by broiler production, or chickens that are specifically raised for meat. Sales in the sector ...

Tweaking the Sonic Hedgehog gene can transform different aspects of development in chickens. For instance, transient over-expression of the gene can permanently turn feet scales into feathers. But ...

The study, published April 8 in Nature Genetics, brings together a massive amount of genetic and epigenetic data of more than 100 chicken breeds from around the world. The team, which included ...