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New website gives unique public access to Pirbright’s animal facilities

A new website launched today (14 June) provides unique access to the animal research facilities at The Pirbright Institute which support its world-leading scientific research into livestock viral diseases and helps save countless animal and potentially human lives, globally…

Pirbright partnership to lead newly funded international veterinary network

The Pirbright Institute has joined with The Roslin Institute to launch an International Veterinary Vaccinology Network (IVVN) following their successful £2.1m joint funding bid. Grant funded by the Medical Research Council* and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences…

Chicken immune system could hold key to protect poultry and humans from viruses

Newly discovered components of the chicken innate immune system suggest poultry may be better equipped to fight viruses than scientists previously thought. Researchers from The Pirbright Institute investigating chicken immunology, have discovered a previously unknown…

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UK study of mosquito feeding habits shows some species more choosy than others

The largest study of blood feeding by mosquitoes ever conducted in the UK, has revealed that some species are more selective than others when choosing a host. Researchers aimed to discover which birds and mammals mosquitoes were biting in order to understand the potential…

New insight could lead to improved methods for preventing foot-and-mouth disease

New insight into the process of interaction between foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) and host cells, could lead to the development of anti-virals capable of blocking the virus from entering cells and preventing infection. The research, a national and international…

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Rules of engagement between αvβ6 integrin and foot-and-mouth disease virus

Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) mediates cell entry by attachment to an integrin receptor, generally alphavbeta6, via a conserved arginine-glycine-aspartic acid (RGD) motif in the exposed, antigenic, GH loop of capsid protein VP1. Infection can also occur in tissue…

New research on sex determination in mosquitoes could transform disease control

Scientists at The Pirbright Institute believe a newly funded study will provide crucial answers to the process behind sex determination in mosquitoes and could have a game-changing impact on the control of these insect pests and potentially other insects too. The research…