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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2002
Nandini Mendu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Molly Bland, Cary, NC (US);
Stephen Wolfe, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Hebrank, Durham, NC (US);
Dipak Mahato, Raleigh, NC (US);
Nandini Mendu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Molly Bland, Cary, NC (US);
Stephen Wolfe, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John Hebrank, Durham, NC (US);
Dipak Mahato, Raleigh, NC (US);
Embrex, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides improved methods of injecting an avian egg containing an embryo, preferably an early embryo (e.g., a blastoderm). The methods of the invention may be used to deliver a substance to an egg, remove a sample from an egg, and/or to insert a detector device into an egg to collect information therefrom. In preferred embodiments, the invention is used to deliver a substance to the embryo in ovo. In other preferred embodiments, the invention is used to produce chimeric or transgenic avian embryos in ovo.