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Seasonal Reproduction in Birds: From Seeing the Light to Weathering the Storm

Inaugural lecture of Professor Simone Meddle Personal Chair of Behavioural NeuroendocrinologyProfessor Simone Meddle will discuss research showing how the environment regulates the reproductive…

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Chicken Bioreactor: Chickens Which Produce Human Proteins with Dr Lissa Herron

In this podcast episode, we interview Dr Lissa Herron from the Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh on her research. Quote: "In chickens you can make human proteins that are of a…

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Inaugural Lecture - Prof John Hickey

Inaugural lecture of Professor John Hickey, Profesor of Animal BreedingBreeding improves the efficiency, productivity, profitability and environmental impact of agriculture. Chickens in the…

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2018 at Roslin

2018 was an exciting year at The Roslin Institute, filled with news-worthy research, awards, scientific and public events, training courses and more.

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Professor Geoff Simm: Inaugural lecture: Thought for Food - Food for Thought?

Inaugural lecture by Professor Geoff Simm, Professor of Global Agriculture and Food SecurityRecorded 3/12/2018 at the Roslin Auditorium. Abstract:Feeding the world's growing population well -…

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The advantages of genetic modification

Professor Helen Sang tells us about the advantages of transgenesis for animal health. Video and animation produced by Sonal Katyal MSc.

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The bright future of genetic modification

Professor Bruce Whitelaw explains how transgenesis could be used to e.g. produce mosquitoes that do not transmit malaria. Video and animation produced by Sonal Katyal MSc.

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The CRISPR-Cas9 gene editor

Roslin researcher Gus McFarlane explains how this gene editing tool works and how powerful it can be for studying biology. Video and animation produced by Sonal Katyal MSc and The Zoom Club.

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The advantages of genome editing

Gus McFarlane talks of how humans have been modifying the genetic information of animals for thousands of years, resulting sometimes in undesirable traits, and how gene editing techniques have the…

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The future of genome editing

Professor Bruce Whitelaw tells us about current and future applications of genome editing. This is a powerful tool for preventing diseases as it can be used for instance for producing pigs…

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What is gene editing all about?

Dr Chris Proudfoot explains what gene editing is all about and how it works. Video and animation produced by Sonal Katyal MSc.

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What is transgenesis all about?

In this video and animation produced by Sonal Katyal MSc, Roslin PhD student Gus McFarlane explains how genetic modification, through a process called transgenesis, works and its potential to…

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How we use gene editing

In this video and animation produced by Sonal Katyal MSc, Dr Simon Lillico explains how scientists have used gene editing at The Roslin Institute to produce pigs resistant to the PRRS virus.

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Inaugural lecture of Professor Neil Mabbott: Prions - ninja pathogens and immune system hijackers

Prion diseases are a unique group of brain diseases in animals and humans which cause extensive damage to nerve cells in the brain, to which there is currently no effective treatment or cure. Some…

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Bill Gates and Secretary of State visit the Easter Bush Campus

The event included showcasing of work on improving livestock production in Africa and the announcement of a £4 million boost from the UK Government.Bill Gates at the Easter Bush Campus.…

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Vitamin D: hope or hype?

Speakers Richard Mellanby, and Iris Mair, MRC Centre for Inflammation ResearchInterest in vitamin D has rapidly grown in recent years with numerous studies linking a lack of vitamin D to the…

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