The chicken (Gallus gallus) is a type of domesticated fowl, believed to be descended from the wild Indian and south-east Asian Red Junglefowl.The chicken is one of the most common and wide-spread domestic animals. With a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other bird. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, from both their meat and their eggs.

Spraying viral genes directly through the skin is a new technique that turns infinitesimal amounts of DNA into an effective vaccine. If approved for use in humans, the new procedure could save lives in case of a flu pandemic, by skipping the current, time-consuming production of vaccines in chicken eggs.

Reporting live from the depths of the Current, you've got Andy, who just recently came across the story of a 10 year old boy who managed to come out of a coma after being promised he'd get a bucket of chicken.

I've fallen victim to the accidental XBox Live purchase myself and some drunk friends of mine purchased several HD episodes of Star Trek and Robot Chicken on my account one night while I was asleep (thanks, guys!)...but I don't really feel bad for this guy. You have to physically hand your card over to your kid, and oh by the way...

We can still win, you know? In this battle for America, we Christians can win. I know that flies in the face of most folks’ theology, but we would fight harder if we weren’t so committed to living out pre-written history....

Who needs a brain? A guy cut a chickens head off and kept it alive for 18 months... Oh yeah, he named it Mike after it was headless