Spider stand-ins: who you should watch for this Halloween
Posted: 31 October, 2018
News from October 2018
Pirbright scientists forge international networks for vector research
Posted: 30 October, 2018
Pirbright scientists are bringing together vector research communities to improve their capacity for fighting disease. The aptly named ‘Gnatwork’ is forging international connections between scientists that work on three insect groups (sandflies, blackflies and biting midges) through providing funding, training and resources.
Engineering vaccines for multiple strains of infectious bronchitis virus
Posted: 25 October, 2018
In new work funded by a Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) researchers at The Pirbright Institute and The Roslin Institute have published work investigate the role of the infectious bronchitis virus (IBV) spike (S) protein in generating protection through vaccination.