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Gene insights could aid African food systems

03 November, 2022

Information on the genetic code of relevant species could help ensure more resilient and…

Study aims to produce lice-resistant salmon

03 November, 2022

£1.7m study aims to identify genetic mechanisms that could make Atlantic salmon resistant to a key…

Researchers team up to tackle healthy ageing

03 November, 2022

Roslin brings expertise to UK study seeking to understand and improve immunity in older age.

COVID-19 testing: disparity between national and institution-based case detection

03 November, 2022

TestEd data suggests that public health messaging should acknowledge that reduced testing and under…

Loss of Integrin-Linked Kinase sensitizes breast cancer to SRC inhibitors

03 November, 2022

Our researchers demonstrated that loss of Integrin-Linked Kinase sensitizes triple negative breast…

CRISPR insight could improve technique and biotechnology applications

03 November, 2022

The discovery that the CRISPR gene editing process differs between human and algae cells could lead…

Innogen is 20!

03 November, 2022

Founded in 2002 as the ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics and…

Gene variants linked to severe cases of Covid-19

03 November, 2022

Genes with links to critical illness offer routes to investigate novel treatments.

Gene editing plus vaccines could eradicate disease

03 November, 2022

Combining gene technologies with vaccination could eliminate certain livestock diseases in less…

Gene hampers foetal growth in pigs, study finds

03 November, 2022

Scientists identify mechanism linked to decreased muscle development in pigs and potentially in…

Breakthrough paper published in Nature Chemical Biology

03 November, 2022

Discovery of cryptic bacterial sphingolipids reveals a convergent evolutionary biosynthetic pathway.

Cancer breakthrough reveals old drugs with new tricks may limit spread

03 November, 2022

The treatment of cancer could be revolutionised by the discovery that existing drugs, used to treat…

Pig studies aim to inform dementia treatments

03 November, 2022

Pigs with genes linked to microvascular disease offer critical insight into how the condition…

Improved DNA reference aids African cattle research

03 November, 2022

Details of African and European cattle DNA incorporated into globally relevant reference genome.

Novel approach could aid selective breeding in cattle

03 November, 2022

Researchers aim to pinpoint non-gene components in DNA linked to production and welfare traits in…

Medical Research Scotland studentship award to Cathy Abbott and Neil Carragher

03 November, 2022

Studentship award to Cathy Abbott and Neil Carragher to develop a treatment for children with a…

New understanding of mutation pattern holds potential for more tailored cancer treatment

03 November, 2022

A team of researchers from the MRC Human Genetics Unit have found that the enzyme TOP1 is an…

Ovarian cancer therapy boosted by drug that slows disease’s advance

03 November, 2022

Trametinib, currently used to treat skin and lung cancers, has been found to slow the progression…

New "catalogue" created for measuring biological age

03 November, 2022

Data from the Orkney Complex Disease Study has been used to create a new catalogue which can help…

Viking Genes data helps rewrite the history of prehistoric Orkney with ancient DNA

03 November, 2022

Research, including ORCADES and Viking Health Study - Shetland data, has used ancient DNA to…