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Roslin targets aquaculture health as part of new investment initiative
Monday 25th May 2020, 11:00am

Interview with Animal Pharm. John Mackenzie, CEO of Roslin Innovation Centre, says the Food & Agriculture Science Transformer programme has identified aquaculture as an industry that could benefit from this new venture.

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New livestock data portal aims to drive better decisions and investments
Monday 25th May 2020, 4:00pm

Livestockdata.org offers data and evidence on livestock health and productivity in low and middle-income countries

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New deal brings innovative sea lice treatment closer to market
Monday 18th May 2020, 12:00pm

The development of an innovative new treatment method to control lice in farmed salmon has moved a step closer with the merging of interests between two proven experts in the field.

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Campus volunteers support Covid-19 research
Wednesday 13th May 2020, 1:00pm

Staff volunteers provide essential administrative support to research involving all UK coronavirus patients in intensive care.

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Genetics of Covid-19 patients is focus of study
Wednesday 13th May 2020, 12:00pm

Research into the genetic code of Covid-19 patients could help predict severity of the disease.

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Shanghai partnership to build One Health links
Friday 8th May 2020, 4:00pm

The University of Edinburgh has reinforced its commitment to building partnerships with the world’s leading universities by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

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Deep Science Ventures and the University of Edinburgh partner to deliver Scotland's agricultural venture builder
Thursday 30th April 2020, 9:00am

Deep Science Ventures (DSV) and the University of Edinburgh today launch the Food & Agriculture Science Transformer (FAST), an ambitious programme creating the first venture studio in Scotland.

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Genetics expertise could transform fish production
Thursday 16th April 2020, 3:30pm

A recent review of research highlights how genetics can support development of sustainable aquaculture for global food security.

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Chicken study probes resistance to food bugs
Wednesday 15th April 2020, 4:00pm

Receiving gut microbes from resistant chickens does not lessen chickens’ susceptibility to bacterium that causes food poisoning.

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Cut-price genetics help search for lice-resistant salmon
Thursday 9th April 2020, 2:00pm

A new, cost-effective selective breeding method is being developed by a Scottish research consortium that could improve salmon resistance to sea lice.

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