Bio-Engineered Chicken Displayed

Geneticly designed chicken

Los Angeles, WPI- The Association of Asian Restaurants today showed the results of a seven year project to produce a more flavorful and economical cooking fowl. Named the “Chinese Chicken” the skinless animal is the result of a collaboration between chemical giant Monsanto and La Choy companies.

“This is an important breakthrough,“ said Ballou Kafir, chief genetic engineer on the project. “Our goal was to ‘imagineeer’ a tasty poultry product that was easy to process, meaty and delicious, ” he added. “We think we’ve done that.”

The animal, weighing about seven pounds, is unusual for a bird. It is wingless, featherless and has ears, claws and four legs. “Preserving appearance was not an important priority when we commenced the design process,” commented Ying Chou Lo of the Resturant Association. "Our objective was an efficient, manageable chicken-type creature which would blend precisely with traditional Chinese recipes."

On hand at the announcement were numerous classic Chinese dishes prepared for sampling by the press. “Ummm, it’s delicious!” testified AP reporter Lou Phelps. “It tastes just like chicken!”