Text 1In recent years, the avian flu has posed a significant risk to poultry. The avian flu replicates itself using a protein in chicken cells, ANP32A, and spreads rapidly from bird to bird. In a recent study, researchers altered ANP32A in chickens to stop the virus and protein from interacting. After exposing chickens to the bird flu, researchers found that the gene-edited chickens had lower rates of infection and seemed less contagious than standard chickens, meaning gene editing could make poultry more resilient to the virus. Text 2Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist at UC-Davis, has suggested that editing the protein ANP32A in chicken cells may not be sufficient to protect poultry from the avian flu. Eenennaam noted that in a recent study she was uninvolved with, the virus for the avian flu adapted to use two related proteins, ANP32B and ANP32E, to replicate itself. This indicates that further research on gene editing in chickens is needed. Based on the two texts, what would the author of Text 2 most likely say about Text 1’s characterization of the results of the study on gene editing in chickens?It is too cautious given the promising results of the study.eliminateIt is fair since the study’s results have not been replicated yet.eliminateIt is accurate since the study proved gene editing protects chickens from the avian flu.eliminateIt is preemptive since studies have also shown that the avian flu adapted to the altered genes.
Question
Text 1In recent years, the avian flu has posed a significant risk to poultry. The avian flu replicates itself using a protein in chicken cells, ANP32A, and spreads rapidly from bird to bird. In a recent study, researchers altered ANP32A in chickens to stop the virus and protein from interacting. After exposing chickens to the bird flu, researchers found that the gene-edited chickens had lower rates of infection and seemed less contagious than standard chickens, meaning gene editing could make poultry more resilient to the virus. Text 2Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist at UC-Davis, has suggested that editing the protein ANP32A in chicken cells may not be sufficient to protect poultry from the avian flu. Eenennaam noted that in a recent study she was uninvolved with, the virus for the avian flu adapted to use two related proteins, ANP32B and ANP32E, to replicate itself. This indicates that further research on gene editing in chickens is needed. Based on the two texts, what would the author of Text 2 most likely say about Text 1’s characterization of the results of the study on gene editing in chickens?It is too cautious given the promising results of the study.eliminateIt is fair since the study’s results have not been replicated yet.eliminateIt is accurate since the study proved gene editing protects chickens from the avian flu.eliminateIt is preemptive since studies have also shown that the avian flu adapted to the altered genes.
Solution
The author of Text 2 would most likely say that Text 1’s characterization of the results of the study on gene editing in chickens is preemptive since studies have also shown that the avian flu adapted to the altered genes.
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