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Science case studies

At The Pirbright Institute, we harness cutting-edge technology to contain, control and combat diseases for global economic and food security.

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Explore a number of case studies that highlight our work and impact within genetic engineering, pandemics, zoonoses and vaccine development, all focussed on improving global health.

DNA

Genetic engineering

Gene editing Each organism has a unique genetic code which is determined by the sequence of the DNA chemical letters, C, G, A and T. A section of code that…
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Globe and vaccine vials

Pandemics

Fighting killer diseases A pandemic is a worldwide spread of a new disease. Flu is the most well known - the 2009 swine flu pandemic killed over 200,000…
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nipah virus

Zoonoses

Zoonoses are infectious diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans.
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