The Red Canary

The Red Canary image
ISBN-10:

140884706X

ISBN-13:

9781408847060

Author(s): TimBirkhead
Edition: UK ed.
Released: May 31, 2014
Format: Paperback, 320 pages
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Description:

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.












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