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What is life sciences and how big is the industry in Scotland?
Friday 2nd November 2018, 11:00am

The life sciences industry in Scotland is a broad church, covering a very wide range of disciplines. An important area of growth is the Triple-A - Agriculture, Animal Health and Aquaculture.

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Gene find could pave way for disease-resistant crops
Friday 2nd November 2018, 3:00pm

Discovery of a gene that helps plants control their response to disease could aid efforts to develop crops that are resistant to infection, research suggests.

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Scotland's Life Sciences Awards 2019 - Call for nominations
Thursday 1st November 2018, 9:30am

Do you know an individual, company or organisation that has made a major contribution to the development of the life sciences sector in Scotland over the last 12 months?

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Global bid to decode DNA of all life on earth
Thursday 1st November 2018, 3:30pm

Experts have joined a bid to examine the genetic code of all 1.5 million animals, plants and other forms of life on Earth.

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Roslin briefing on African Swine Fever
Monday 29th October 2018, 4:00pm

Roslin scientists provide information on this contagious and untreatable virus that is affecting pig populations globally.

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Vaccine shows promise against widespread chicken disease
Tuesday 23rd October 2018, 4:00pm

A new vaccine strategy could offer protection to millions of chickens threatened by a serious respiratory disease.

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New Gene ATLAS to facilitate search within UK Biobank
Monday 22nd October 2018, 11:00am

Scientists have developed an atlas of genetic associations with data from over 452,000 individuals.

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Cabinet to meet at Easter Bush Campus
Thursday 18th October 2018, 1:00pm

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her Cabinet will visit Easter Bush Campus on Monday 5 November for meetings and also for the official opening of Roslin Innovation Centre.

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Synpromics unveils next generation liver selective and tunable promoter platform
Wednesday 17th October 2018, 2:30pm

Synpromics has unveiled its novel drug-regulatable promoter platform at the European Society of Cell and Gene Therapy (ESGCT) congress in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Diversity is key for sustainable chicken farming in Africa
Tuesday 16th October 2018, 3:00pm

Adopting a more local and flexible approach could be key to boosting small-scale chicken production in Africa, study finds.

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