Ross Houston

Director of Genetics and Innovation at Benchmark Genetic improvement of aquaculture species 🐟 🦐. Alter ego of @runner_ross.

[Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef) @BioBeef]

Speaking today at the First International Meeting on Genome 🧬 Editing in Aquaculture in beautiful Puerto Varas - lots of great research being done in disease resistance in salmon - let’s hope these disease resistant alleles can be introduced into commercial breeding programs

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

Study involving 489 brinjal farmers in Pabna District, Bangladesh, confirms that cultivating GM Bt brinjal delivers significantly increased yields (+18%), farm profits (+47%) and reduced pesticide costs (-36%) compared with growing non-GM brinjal.
https://t.co/7uTTvZmN8q

[FAO Director-General QU Dongyu @FAODG]

Informative visits in Iceland where research, science, technology, innovation and biosecurity drive sustainable use of marine resources and blue economy. @FAO will continue to provide tech expertise to help Members accelerate #BlueTransformation toward achieving the #4Betters.

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

New EFSA scientific opinion on NGTs applied to animals, published this week, is a further positive step towards freeing up the use of these technologies.
It concludes:
"no new risks to humans, animals or the environment have been identified."
https://t.co/EB48ge6AZL

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

Calls on the UK government to allow gene editing in farmed animals are increasing.
https://t.co/cNQnh8tpzH
@FarmersWeekly

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

Gene-editing breakthrough could soon deliver bigger, tastier tomatoes and eggplants by sharing DNA insights across crop species. The discovery could also help farmers in places where crops struggle to meet commercial standards.
https://t.co/ZJh4sGH0HF

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

I saw someone called “an absolute yoghurt” today.

Further proof that “absolute” + “noun” = perfectly good British insult.

[The London Eye @TheLondonEye]

One million likes and we will make it happen x

[APPG Science & Technology in Agriculture @appg_agscience]

MPs and Peers urge @DefraGovUK to fast-track implementing rules for precision breeding in farmed animals to free up UK-based gene editing research which can help curb the threat of rapidly spreading and mutating bird flu virus.
@FarmersWeekly
https://t.co/YqRIy8r59D

[Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef) @BioBeef]

Breaking News: FDA Grants PIC Approval for PRRS-Resistant Pig Gene-Editing Technology - this is big news on the gene 🧬 editing in livestock front!
https://t.co/EQZkSTetjz

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

A breakthrough moment for genetic innovation in agriculture as @US_FDA clears Genus' PRRS resistant gene-edited pigs for use in the US food chain.
https://t.co/0cPeiaQshK

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

Global push for PRRS-resistant pigs intensifies.

“There’s no point having a pig get sick and die if there’s an approach to genetically prevent it. This benefits farmers, the pigs, and ultimately, the consumer.”
@BioBeef
https://t.co/n14SBwyU8X

[Jonathan Wasserstrum @jmwass]

Me after bedtime every night for 2 boys under 5.

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

"The potential impact of gene editing on agriculture is immense. Researchers predict that within 10 to 15 years, most major crops will have been gene-edited to some degree."
https://t.co/boXVN83BEd

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

The hypocrisy is not lost on me.

[Simon Maechling @simonmaechling]

The only way that the world can keep up with food production is by the improvement of science and technology.

Dr Norman Ernest Borlaug
Father of Green Revolution.

[VeryBritishProblems @SoVeryBritish]

“You’re entitled to your opinion”

Translation: You’re entitled to be mistaken.

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

Good news! ScotGov lifts blanket opposition to gene editing by reaffirming its policy of dynamic alignment with the EU, revealing plans to consult stakeholders later this month on an evidence-based way forward for gene editing in Scottish agriculture.👏👏
https://t.co/5MLBeE4Bpj

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

"Gene editing can accelerate the production and yield of neglected crops, making them more attractive to farmers. Work on more than 60 crop species, including cassava, millet and banana, as well as many types of pulses and vegetables, is already underway."
https://t.co/I7uKXzfNAf

[Science for Sustainable Agriculture @SciSustAg]

"Imagine mangoes growing in the deserts of Rajasthan, wheat that thrives in extreme heat and provides higher nutrition, or rice that resists drought and pests without pesticides. CRISPR can make these a reality."
https://t.co/pWWRNThNdz