News from July 2015

Pirbright study reemphasises the importance of vaccination Imperfect vaccines allow for the evolution and survival of increasingly virulent versions of a virus in the population Research highlights benefits of ‘perfect’ vaccines that completely prevent transmission Scientific experiments with the…

At the start of this month The Royal Society played host to their annual Summer Science Exhibition week in London, which featured 22 cutting edge science exhibits on a diverse range of subjects, making sure there was something for everyone. A host of different science disciplines were represented…

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is one of the most significant viral livestock diseases across the world. Reduced fertility, milk production and growth rates are just some of the detrimental effects that infected animals experience, which have devastating effects on agricultural production. The disease…

Pirbright leading scientist, Dr Simon Carpenter is to be part of a new BBSRC funded project with Dr Paul Kersey from the European Bioinformatics Institute, predicting the emergence and spread of Culicoides-borne arboviruses in Europe according to genetic drivers. Culicoides biting midges are…

Poultry production has been under serious threat from multitude of avian diseases. To improve control of these diseases requires global collaboration and partnership between the researchers and industry. The Pirbright Institute took the initiative to establish the Global Alliance for Research on…