A proof-of-concept study by U.S. researchers provides the first example of gene editing in cattle to reduce the impact of a major viral disease. Researchers from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS), the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) and the University of Kentucky, collaborated with industry partners, Acceligen and Recombinetics, Inc., to produce a calf with resistance […]
The report of the three STAR-IDAZ workshops to develop research roadmaps for control strategies, diagnostics and vaccine development for influenza is now available (Report of the STAR-IDAZ workshops on influenza research roadmaps development). High priority research Research on influenza is a high priority topic for the STAR-IDAZ IRC, which aims to speed up the delivery of […]
Researchers at the Roslin Institute have identified immune processes and key genes that may play a part in how various bird species respond to infection with avian influenza viruses. They hope the outcomes from their study, published in Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, may help inform development of commercial poultry that are resistant to […]
