Science Talks | Sarah Fletcher – Using genome editors to produce disease-resistant pigs

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.” pig

 

Science Talks | Remi Gratacap – Understanding genetics to breed more disease resistant animals

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.

A salmon underwater.

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