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Even small acts can help empower women

For International Women’s Day, Dr Anna Ludi reflects on how small acts to support women in science can empower them to take their careers to the next level. According to the International Women’s Day committee this is a day that “marks a call to action for accelerating women…

Goats, sheep and cattle at a Nigerian market

Pirbright estimates the impact of pox viruses on Nigerian farms

Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have shown that outbreaks of lumpy skin disease (LSD), sheeppox and goatpox (SGP) have an immediate and long-lasting impact on the livelihoods of farmers in North-East Nigeria. Researchers analysed data from a study conducted with…

RNA polymerase transcribes RNA from DNA.

Pirbright and UCL scientists map African swine fever genome

Scientists from The Pirbright Institute have worked with UCL to map the expression of genes across the entire African swine fever virus (ASFV) genome, which has helped to establish their order of activation as well as uncovering new genes. The research could provide vital…

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Biological validation and observations of formaldehyde fumigation in operational and representative scenarios in high-containment laboratories

Introduction: The effectiveness of formaldehyde as a fumigant in laboratories, for equipment, and for containment barrier decontamination applications was assessed, in particular the ability to reproduce biological inactivation (6-log reduction) of commercially available…

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Recommendations for the nomenclature of enteroviruses and rhinoviruses

Enteroviruses (EVs) and rhinoviruses (RVs) are significant pathogens of humans and are the subject of intensive clinical and epidemiological research and public health measures, notably in the eradication of poliovirus and in the investigation and control of emerging…

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Foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks in captive scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah)

This paper describes three episodes of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) that were detected during 2013-15 in scimitar-horned oryx (Oryx dammah) (SHO), a large Sahelo-Saharan antelope extinct in the wild housed in a wild ungulate breeding facility located 50 km east of Abu Dhabi…

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No hasty solutions for African swine fever

African swine fever vaccines could pose risk of causing disease and spreading the virus further.

Bluetongue virus (BTV) cores

Pirbright determines bluetongue strain and origin in 2016 Cyprus outbreak

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic analysis and wind modelling to show that the 2016 bluetongue outbreak in Cyprus was caused by bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8). The virus most likely crossed over to Cyprus in midges blown from the coastal regions of…

Bluetongue virus (BTV) cores

Pirbright determines bluetongue strain and origin in 2016 Cyprus outbreak

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute have used genetic analysis and wind modelling to show that the 2016 bluetongue outbreak in Cyprus was caused by bluetongue virus serotype 8 (BTV-8). The virus most likely crossed over to Cyprus in midges blown from the coastal regions of…

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Optimization of RNA extraction from laser captured microdissected glomeruli from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded mouse kidney samples for Nanostring analysis

Optimized protocols for the microdissection of specific areas from archival tissues and the subsequent RNA analysis are needed but challenging due to RNA degradation and chemical modifications. The aim of this study was to present the most appropriate protocol for utilizing…