Potential of transferring transgenic DNA from silkworm to chicken

Safety assessment must be conducted before the commercial release of transgenic silkworms. This study was conducted to assess the potential of transferring transgenic DNA from silkworms to other organisms. One hundred hatched male chickens were evenly assigned into 4 groups (T1–4). Groups T1–3 were fed transgenic silkworms P3+5UI with enhanced green fluorescent protein DNA (EGFP) inserted, A4SOR with superoxide reductase DNA (SOR) inserted, and...