Research in the Functional Genetics Division aims to improve understanding of how genes function across the animal lifespan. Sustainable AgricultureWe aim to improve understanding of how genes function across the animal lifespan, and how they regulate fundamental biological processes that underpin productivity and health in livestock and poultry. Enhancing Health We develop and exploit novel stem cell, organoid and embryo models together with gene editing to advance our understanding of the rules of life, at the levels of cells, tissues and whole animals. Learn more about our Challenge ThemesSustainable AgricultureInfectious DiseasesEnhancing Health Roslin Institute Chicken Embryology (RICE) RICE is a collective of research groups based at The Roslin Institute using the chicken embryo as an experimental system to study embryonic growth and development. Our staff Division of Functional Genetics staff Rainger Lab The Rainger group’s research is focused on understanding the genetic, molecular and cell-behavioural aspects that underpin fusion of tissues in the developing retina, and uses chicken embryology as a key experimental model organism. This article was published on 2024-09-02
