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Key crops are focus of farming research
Friday 16th December 2016, 4:00pm

Farmers could be helped to grow crops more sustainably, thanks to research involving scientists at the University of Edinburgh.

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Scottish scientists develop vaccine against E.coli cattle strain
Thursday 15th December 2016, 12:00pm

A new vaccine aiming to control E.coli 0157 in cattle, which can prove fatal in humans, has been developed by a team of scientists in Scotland.

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Gut cells are gatekeepers of infectious brain diseases
Wednesday 14th December 2016, 10:00am

New insights into infectious brain conditions help to explain why some people and animals are more at risk than others.

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Easter Bush: A Year of Engagement
Monday 5th December 2016, 3:00pm

It is almost a year since the Easter Bush Campus received Scotland's Life Sciences Community Engagement Award and among the many building developments and scientific advances on Campus, the programme of engagement and outreach events has gone from strength to strength.

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New mobile CT scanner offers greater insight for livestock researchers and breeders
Wednesday 23rd November 2016, 12:00pm

A new mobile CT scanner, currently undergoing calibration tests with SRUC, offers yet more clarity and inside knowledge for both livestock researchers and pedigree breeders.

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Red squirrels stricken by medieval leprosy strain
Thursday 10th November 2016, 12:30pm

Leprosy in Britain’s red squirrels is being caused by the same species of bacteria responsible for human infections, a DNA study led by University of Edinburgh researchers has found.

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The National Institutes of Bioscience welcome a delegation from Chile
Friday 4th November 2016, 2:00pm

A delegation from Chilean universities and research organisations visited NIB institutes, starting at The Roslin Institute where they heard about the new Roslin Innovation Centre and met group leaders and researchers from the Institute.

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Breakthrough in Amoebic Gill Disease control
Tuesday 25th October 2016, 12:00pm

Hendrix Genetics in collaboration with researchers at The Roslin Institute use genomic selection to help breed salmon with increased resistance to this potentially fatal disease.

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Migration routes could hold key to bird flu spread
Friday 14th October 2016, 9:00am

New research shows migrating birds can help to spread deadly strains of avian flu around the world.

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AgriScot Dairy Farm of the Year 2016
Thursday 13th October 2016, 12:00pm

The Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies’ dairy farm at Langhill in Roslin has been named in the top four for the AgriScot Scottish Dairy Farm of the Year Award.

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