Meet our scientists | Dr Gerry McLachlan
Watch Dr Gerry McLachlan talk about Cystic Fibrosis – Gene therapy treatments for cystic fibrosis in humans, the challenge of engaging the public and his dream of being Kenny Dalglish.
Meet our scientists | Dr Vickey MacRae
Watch Dr Vickey MacRae talk about bone formation and calcified arteries – Similarities and differences of bone formation and calcified arteries, and the importance of a happy work environment.
Science Talks | Sarah Fletcher – Using genome editors to produce disease-resistant pigs
Watch Sarah Fletcher talking about how we use genome editors at The Roslin Institute to attempt to generate resistance to disease in pigs. Sarah explains: “I’ll not be going into huge detail about how genome editors work but will focus the introduction more about why we might want to use genome editors rather than selective breeding and on their potential uses in increasing productivity of livestock, improving animal welfare, producing animals that are resistant to diseases. The final focus will be on the PRRS-resistant pig story.”
Science Talks | Remi Gratacap – Understanding genetics to breed more disease resistant animals
Aquaculture production needs to increase by 40 percent by 2030 to meet global demands for fish. In this video, Remi Gratacap will focus on how he uses fish genetics to reduce the impact of disease in fish farms. He will touch on the genetics he uses in his research and how he uses genome editing to quicken up the rate of genetic improvement.
Science Talks | Megan Davey – The day in the life of a scientist – chicken finger, dinosaur toes
Watch Megan Davey explain her work with chicken embryos. Megan is a developmental biologist, which means understanding how we grow from a single fertilised cell into a walking talking, digesting, thinking human with trillions of cells all doing specialised functions. To study this Megan uses chicken embryos- but what does studying a chicken tell me about humans? And where do dinosaurs come into the story?
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