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Milestone in bid to build complex organism
Friday 10th March 2017, 11:00am

Scientists have made significant progress towards recreating a functioning synthetic organism from scratch.

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Pig study tackles major viral disease
Thursday 23rd February 2017, 1:00pm

Scientists have produced pigs that may be protected from an infection that costs the swine industry billions each year.

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Dolly the Sheep continues to inspire twenty years after media storm
Wednesday 22nd February 2017, 12:00pm

Twenty years after Dolly the sheep’s dramatic introduction to the world, researchers have been reflecting on her scientific legacy.

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Fifth of food lost to over eating and waste
Monday 20th February 2017, 2:00pm

Almost 20 per cent of the food made available to consumers is lost through over-eating or waste, a University of Edinburgh study suggests.

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Gene edited chickens to help preserve rare breeds
Friday 17th February 2017, 11:00am

Hens that do not produce their own chicks have been developed for use as surrogates to lay eggs from rare breeds.

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Director appointed to lead The Roslin Institute
Wednesday 15th February 2017, 1:00pm

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.

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Greengage accepted into the Pearse Lyons Global Agritech Accelerator
Wednesday 15th February 2017, 4:30pm

Agricultural technology company, Greengage Ltd, has been accepted into the Pearse Lyons Global Agritech Accelerator programme.

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University of Edinburgh's Easter Bush Campus set for trigeneration scheme
Thursday 9th February 2017, 4:00pm

The University of Edinburgh is set to harness the power of trigeneration in a new £9 million energy project which will revolutionise the way heating, cooling and electricity are produced at Easter Bush Campus.

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CRISPR pioneers receive BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Biomedicine
Tuesday 31st January 2017, 5:00pm

Francisco Martínez Mojica, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna receive prestigious international award for identifying and demonstrating the utility of CRISPR/Cas9 system as an easy-to-use genome editing tool.

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Easter Bush Campus retains Gold Sustainability Award
Tuesday 17th January 2017, 11:00am

The Easter Bush Campus is delighted to have received a Gold Office Award from the University of Edinburgh's Department of Social Responsibility and Sustainability.

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