Oh, my. Considering that DNA mutates randomly and spontaneously all the time, and that only the presence of redundant DNA repair mechanisms keeps the DNA relatively unchanged... I would say that whoever wrote this has the level of scientific knowledge one would expect from a high school student who only took the biology class because it was a graduation requirement, and barely passed it.
On average, there are 150-200 DNA mutations per offspring that did not exist in either parent. And chicken generations are awfully short--whoever said that there were only 2 mutations in the last 50 years probably does not have a functional DNA sequencer.
“Study goes against theory evolution can only be seen over long periods”
Add to that the person who wrote this pulled the above statement out of his butt. This article is just plain full of misinformation.
BTW selecting for interesting mutations is standard among many plant and animal breeders. There’s nothing unusual about it.
Listen lady, Sarah dropped her gene sequencer, but she’s using a tricorder, so it’s OK. She is a reporter, you know, and they’re part of the elite despite being educated at the lower end of the spectrum, just above teachers.