How a disease outbreak affects a group of animals depends on the breakdown of ages in the population, an animal study has shown.
An international study led by scientists at The Roslin Institute highlights gut macrophage dysregulation as a key process leading to Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Special funding of more than £2.2m - just awarded to Scotland's Rural College - means three exciting new research facilities can be built.
Scientists have made significant progress towards recreating a functioning synthetic organism from scratch.
Scientists have produced pigs that may be protected from an infection that costs the swine industry billions each year.
Twenty years after Dolly the sheep’s dramatic introduction to the world, researchers have been reflecting on her scientific legacy.
Almost 20 per cent of the food made available to consumers is lost through over-eating or waste, a University of Edinburgh study suggests.
Hens that do not produce their own chicks have been developed for use as surrogates to lay eggs from rare breeds.
Professor Eleanor Riley has been appointed to head The Roslin Institute and will take up post later this year in succession to Professor David Hume.
Agricultural technology company, Greengage Ltd, has been accepted into the Pearse Lyons Global Agritech Accelerator programme.
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