avianize
/ˈeɪviənaɪz/
verb
- To cause (a virus or other microorganism) to become adapted to birds, often by passing it through bird hosts, typically to weaken it for use in a vaccine.
- Researchers avianize the virus by injecting it into chicken embryos.
- The process to avianize the bacteria took several months of careful work.
- They hope to avianize the pathogen so it can be studied safely in a lab.
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