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Farming Today: 02/11/2022: The pros and cons of gene editing to combat bird flu, holiday homes and rural housing.

02/11/2022: The pros and cons of gene editing to combat bird flu, holiday homes and rural housing.

BBC Radio 4 - Farming Today, 02/11/2022: The pros and cons of gene editing to combat bird flu, holiday homes and rural housing.

Might gene editing of farmed birds provide a solution to bird flu?

The arguments for and against using gene editing in farmed birds to provide a solution to bird flu in the future.

Could gene editing of farmed birds be the solution to bird flu? 

A scientist explains how it works and an environmentalist explains why he thinks it isn’t the answer.

And how short term holiday lets are making life difficult for rural people to afford to live in the countryside.

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