Multi-omics approach to predict economically important health and production traits in livestock
Multi-omics approach to predict economically important health and production traits in livestock
Sheep production plays an important role in the UK agri-food sector employing around 35,000 people on farm with a further 120,000 allied jobs. The number of sheep in the UK … Read More Read More
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The biogeochemical cycling of arsenic in natural systems
The biogeochemical cycling of arsenic in natural systems
Arsenic is readily transferred at the water-air-soil interface, driven by microbially driven biovolatization to produce arsines, which are then UV-oxidized in the atmosphere before being redeposited back to earth. We … Read More Read More
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Development of novel binders for biosensor and nanoarrays for one health diagnostics
Development of novel binders for biosensor and nanoarrays for one health diagnostics
The aim of this study is to produce and characterise, using different biosensing and nanoarray tools, novel binders for one health diagnostics. There are numerous anthropogenic and natural contaminants, both … Read More Read More
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The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines
The extinction of the sexier? A global investigation of the role of sexual selection in modern amphibian declines
Multiple factors are believed to be responsible for the accelerating extinctions of biodiversity during the Anthropocene. Environmental degradation is widely recognised as the leading factor. However, emerging hypotheses predict that … Read More Read More
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Parasite environmental DNA as a novel biomarker to improve agriculture
Parasite environmental DNA as a novel biomarker to improve agriculture
Fasciola hepatica, usually termed "the temperate liver fluke", is found worldwide and causes disease known as fasciolosis. This infection, caused by helminth parasites, primarily impacts on ruminant production, including within … Read More Read More
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Cold plasma treatments to improve properties of biopolymer films from agricultural process by-products
Cold plasma treatments to improve properties of biopolymer films from agricultural process by-products
The environmental impact of food processing of other agri-food processes is high, generating huge amounts of waste streams such as spent grains, apple pomace potato peels, coffee silverskins, tea dust … Read More Read More
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Olive Oil: New Analytical Methods for Quality & Authenticity
Olive Oil: New Analytical Methods for Quality & Authenticity
From different processing to different regulatory frameworks, the question for authorities, private companies and researchers alike is how to ensure its quality and authenticity at a global level as well … Read More Read More
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Bridging the gap between bioinformatics and chemometrics to elevate food and drug analysis
Bridging the gap between bioinformatics and chemometrics to elevate food and drug analysis
For long these two research fields haven’t been properly merged in research, on one hand, bioinformatics deals with analysis genomic data and revealing traits and chemometrics is the science of … Read More Read More
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Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens
Wastewater monitoring for SARS-CoV-2 and other microbial pathogens
As SARS-CoV-2 is shed in high levels in faeces, wastewater testing has become a complementary, early-warning strategy for outbreaks of Covid-19, aiding governmental decision-making around future infection prevention/control policies. Wastewater … Read More Read More
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The monetary value of environmental goods and services
The monetary value of environmental goods and services
The project will advance the state of the art in the monetary valuation of environmental goods and services, using discrete choice experiments, contingent valuation, travel cost, hedonic pricing methods. The … Read More Read More
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