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Science

Sometimes scientific discovery begins outside the lab. MOUTH wants to use art to contribute to science.
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Since its beginnings in 1999, the Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (CCP) has produced over 20 generations of crossbreeds. The current generation has a genetic diversity of three to five times that of a normal commercial chicken, leading to greater resilience, adaptability and fertility.  With a new purebred bird introduced to the CCP strain every year, this non time-limited project offers up a potential future snapshot of all chicken breeds on the planet.
 
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MOUTH harnesses the research potential of the CCP project through:
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  • The Laboratory:  the provision of open-access samples and data for basic biological and medical research 
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  • Field Science: livestock research to help improve nutrition outcomes and raise the incomes and status of vulnerable people
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  • People: citizen-led enquiries and cross-disciplinary discussions into the impact, challenges and possibilities of biocultural diversity
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