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Pig studies aim to inform dementia treatments

03 November, 2022

Pigs with genes linked to microvascular disease offer critical insight into how the condition…

Improved DNA reference aids African cattle research

03 November, 2022

Details of African and European cattle DNA incorporated into globally relevant reference genome.

Novel approach could aid selective breeding in cattle

03 November, 2022

Researchers aim to pinpoint non-gene components in DNA linked to production and welfare traits in…

Medical Research Scotland studentship award to Cathy Abbott and Neil Carragher

03 November, 2022

Studentship award to Cathy Abbott and Neil Carragher to develop a treatment for children with a…

New understanding of mutation pattern holds potential for more tailored cancer treatment

03 November, 2022

A team of researchers from the MRC Human Genetics Unit have found that the enzyme TOP1 is an…

Ovarian cancer therapy boosted by drug that slows disease’s advance

03 November, 2022

Trametinib, currently used to treat skin and lung cancers, has been found to slow the progression…

New "catalogue" created for measuring biological age

03 November, 2022

Data from the Orkney Complex Disease Study has been used to create a new catalogue which can help…

Viking Genes data helps rewrite the history of prehistoric Orkney with ancient DNA

03 November, 2022

Research, including ORCADES and Viking Health Study - Shetland data, has used ancient DNA to…

Stem cell approach to aid study of pig infections

03 November, 2022

Novel technique can help understand how bugs interact with immune cells to infect livestock.

Low-cost freezing method to safeguard indigenous poultry

03 November, 2022

Simple, cost-effective technique of freezing reproductive cells can help secure food production in…

Blood proteins could be key to long and healthy life

03 November, 2022

Two blood proteins have been shown by scientists to influence how long and healthy a life we live,…

Bringing bioinformatics to schools with the 4273pi project

03 November, 2022

4273pi project, one of the largest bioinformatics-at-schools projects in the world, has just…

Making Science Relevant to Policy and Decision-making

03 November, 2022

Innogen researchers are delivering a new postgraduate course at the University of Edinburgh on…

Veterinary science helps safeguard red squirrels

03 November, 2022

Disease surveillance provides key insights into health threats facing iconic species.

Dr Robert Hillary awarded best thesis in population genetics by Genetics Society

03 November, 2022

Dr Robert Hillary from the Marioni Group won the Sir Kenneth Mather Memorial Prize for his PhD…

Cell marker methods aid study of poultry immunity

03 November, 2022

Newly developed techniques to study a key immune cell will support research towards managing…

Antibiotic resistance predates modern medicine

03 November, 2022

Bacteria with antibiotic resistance infected wildlife centuries ago, DNA family tree shows.

Tech spinout aims to ‘democratise data’ to boost medical research

03 November, 2022

Scientists at the MRC Human Genetics Unit and Roslin Institute have launched a spinout company that…

Zebrafish study unlocks understanding of developmental mechanisms hijacked in cancer

03 November, 2022

The work, led by Alessandro Brombin and Liz Patton and in collaboration with Tamir Chandra, could…

Discovery could hold the key to alleviating metabolic disease

03 November, 2022

A newly characterized fat protein could provide the missing link to explain a rare metabolic…