The world demand for animal-based food products is anticipated to increase by 70% by
2050. Meeting this demand in a way that has a minimal impact on the environment will …

Influenza A virus (IAV) is the sole cause of the unpredictable influenza pandemics and
deadly zoonotic outbreaks and constitutes at least half of the cause of regular annual …

Chickens genetically resistant to avian influenza could prevent future outbreaks. In chickens,
influenza A virus (IAV) relies on host protein ANP32A. Here we use CRISPR/Cas9 to …

Pandemia e agronegócio: doenças infecciosas, capitalismo e ciência, de Rob Wallace,
defende que os novos vírus que há alguns anos amedrontam o planeta com epidemias e …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in humans is inter-linked with AMR in other populations,
especially farm animals, and in the wider environment. The relatively few bacterial species …

Could some vaccines drive the evolution of more virulent pathogens? Conventional wisdom
is that natural selection will remove highly lethal pathogens if host death greatly reduces …

Sentience–the ability to feel, perceive and experience–is central to the animal welfare
debate as it raises the question of whether animals experience suffering in life and death …

The human population is growing, and as a result we need to produce more food whilst
reducing the impact of farming on the environment. Selective breeding and genomic …

Animal infectious diseases pose a significant threat to the global agriculture and
biomedicine industries, leading to significant economic losses and public health risks. The …

Gene targeting by homologous recombination or by sequence-specific nucleases allows the
precise modification of genomes and genes to elucidate their functions. Although gene …