Evan Halper
Los Angeles Times
May 4, 2014

Naked Neck chickens / Photo: Demontux, Wikimedia Commons
Naked Neck chickens / Photo: Demontux, Wikimedia Commons
When a team of researchers from the University of Delaware traveled to Africa two years ago to search for exemplary chickens, they weren’t looking for plump thighs or delicious eggs.

They were seeking out birds that could survive a hotter planet.

The researchers were in the vanguard of food scientists, backed by millions of dollars from the federal government, racing to develop new breeds of farm animals that can stand up to the hazards of global warming.

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