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Stem cell approach to aid study of pig infections

03 November, 2022

Novel technique can help understand how bugs interact with immune cells to infect livestock.

Low-cost freezing method to safeguard indigenous poultry

03 November, 2022

Simple, cost-effective technique of freezing reproductive cells can help secure food production in…

Blood proteins could be key to long and healthy life

03 November, 2022

Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live,…

Bringing bioinformatics to schools with the 4273pi project

03 November, 2022

4273pi project, one of the largest bioinformatics-at-schools projects in the world, has just…

Making Science Relevant to Policy and Decision-making

03 November, 2022

Innogen researchers are delivering a new postgraduate course at the University of Edinburgh on…

Veterinary science helps safeguard red squirrels

03 November, 2022

Disease surveillance provides key insights into health threats facing iconic species.

Dr Robert Hillary awarded best thesis in population genetics by Genetics Society

03 November, 2022

Dr Robert Hillary from the Marioni Group won the Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize for his PhD…

Cell marker methods aid study of poultry immunity

03 November, 2022

Newly developed techniques to study a key immune cell will support research towards managing…

Antibiotic resistance predates modern medicine

03 November, 2022

Bacteria with antibiotic resistance infected wildlife centuries ago, DNA family tree shows.

Tech spinout aims to ‘democratise data’ to boost medical research

03 November, 2022

Scientists at the MRC Human Genetics Unit and Roslin Institute have launched a spinout company that…

Zebrafish study unlocks understanding of developmental mechanisms hijacked in cancer

03 November, 2022

The work, led by Alessandro Brombin and Liz Patton and in collaboration with Tamir Chandra, could…

Discovery could hold the key to alleviating metabolic disease

03 November, 2022

A newly characterized fat protein could provide the missing link to explain a rare metabolic…

Breakthrough article from Greiss lab published in Nucleic Acids Research

03 November, 2022

Using a quadruplet codon to expand the genetic code of an animal.

DNA offers insights into pig muscle development

03 November, 2022

Analysis of the genetic code of pigs provides insights into muscle growth to inform breeding…

TestEd team awarded Principal’s Medal at winter graduation ceremony

03 November, 2022

Professor Tim Aitman received the medal on behalf of the team for significant achievements in…

Mink farms’ coronavirus outbreak driven by workers

03 November, 2022

Covid-19 transmission between mink farms in the Netherlands was associated with movements of staff…

Genetic contact tracing could help curb TB outbreaks

03 November, 2022

Routine analysis of bacteria in cattle and badgers could help manage early spread of costly disease…

Card game teaches livestock genetics

03 November, 2022

A free online resource for children will teach how genetics research can help East African…

Bacterial gene has key role in Legionnaires’ disease

03 November, 2022

A large-scale study of bacterial DNA samples had uncovered the significance of a gene in causing…

Listen again: Genomics @Edinburgh - Facilities Day

03 November, 2022

We were delighted to host our virtual event - Facilities Day on Wednesday 24 November 2021.