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Animal ๐Ÿ„ biotechnology/genetics, Uni of CA Davis, Mom, Consumer, Ag Science, ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Melbourne Uni, Food Evolution https://t.co/HGmEgkDYwX

Davis, California
Joined September 2010
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
9 years
Love this @NatureNews graphic from Research integrity: Don't let transparency damage science https://t.co/sr2AiOHt7m
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
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Speaking today at the First International Meeting on Genome ๐Ÿงฌ Editing in Aquaculture in beautiful Puerto Varas - lots of great research being done in disease resistance in salmon - letโ€™s hope these disease resistant alleles can be introduced into commercial breeding programs
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ISBRSymposium
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#ISBR2025 Dr @BioBeef is up presenting on the global status of gene edited food animals and their products.
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ISBRSymposium
20 days
#ISBR2025 Last speaker for this session is Dr Reinhilde Schoonjans. She takes us through the regulatory risk assessment and food innovation in Europe.
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
20 days
Nice to see animal biotechnology on the main stage #ISBR2025 great talk on PRRS-resistant pigs ๐Ÿ–
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
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We grew the purple GMO tomatoes at our home in Davis #ISBR2025
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
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Visited colleagues @EFSA_EU today in Parma, Italy ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น en route to #ISBR2025 beautiful city and amazing ๐Ÿคฉ food!!
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Martin Smith
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Keynote #2 undeway: Prof Alison Van Ennennaam @BioBeef #AGTA2025 "Despite 40 years of genetic engineering in animals, only 2 commercially available products". Showcases a meal prepared using purely GMO foods.
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
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Speaking at AGTA meeting in beautiful Sydney today on Scaling Gene ๐Ÿงฌ Editing to Livestock Breeding Programs - hard to beat the weather and the view at Coogee beach - great to be back in ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Oi Oi Oi
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
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Looking forward to speaking at the World Agrifood Innovation Conference #WAFI ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณon the Global Status of Gene ๐Ÿงฌ Editing in Livestock in Pinggu, Beijing
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
2 months
Fun football game tonight - Aggies won which made it even better ! @ucdavisCAES
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
2 months
International meeting to advance gene editing in aquaculture. The University of Chileโ€™s EDIGEN initiative will host its first international meeting to explore the latest advances in gene editing & genomic tools for aquaculture species @ChileBio_AG #CRISPR https://t.co/wrvXEmycCO
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
2 months
Interview on gene ๐Ÿงฌ editing in livestock - It'll also be played on ABC Radio National this Sunday at 2pm in Australia. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ https://t.co/k6rHh29TkO
abc.net.au
Gene-edited fish are on the market in Japan, and similar foods could soon be on Australian shelves. But will we want to eat them, how affordable will they be, and what do they even taste like? On...
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
2 months
How gene editing is changing the meat in our diet, from fast-growing fish to heat-tolerant cows
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abc.net.au
Disease-resistant pigs, faster-growing fish and heat-tolerant cows are among a new class of animals that are being genetically engineered for the dining table. Similar meat products could soon be...
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
2 months
Abstract submission and Registration is open for #WCGALP2026 !!!! https://t.co/WIofPs6WMp Abstract Submission opened today with a deadline: November 14, 2025 We invite contributions to parallel and poster sessions on topics as listed here https://t.co/OWBqsB9Y4S @CritterChatter
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
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Horse and cattle cloning now commercialised in Australia, 30 years after Dolly the sheep
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abc.net.au
We visited a commercial horse cloning farm on the outskirts of Sydney to find out just how far the technology has come since Dolly the sheep's birth back in 1996.
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Angus Australia
3 months
Calling all Northern Australia beef professionals! ๐Ÿ“ข๐Ÿ‚ย  We're taking 12 motivated young people (18-40) on an exclusive, fully hosted supply chain tour in Brisbane.ย  APPLY ONLINE: https://t.co/2Si985ogit
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
3 months
๐Ÿšจ The FDA recently approved the first gene-edited pigs for human consumption. Will these pigs, designed to resist a deadly virus, reshape the future of livestock farming? ๐Ÿงฌ๐Ÿ– https://t.co/v6a3Q9yfr4 via @foodtank
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foodtank.com
The FDA recently approved gene-edited pigs for food, aiming to fight PRRS and reduce antibiotic use in animal agriculture.
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Prof Alison Van Eenennaam (@BioBeef)
3 months
Worldโ€™s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo
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reuters.com
Argentina, widely regarded as the global capital of polo, has welcomed cloning and other breeding innovations. But CRISPR is different โ€“ for now.
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Pam Kan-Rice
3 months
Researchers engineered pigs to resist a viral disease that costs the U.S. pork industry $1.2B annually โ€œTheyโ€™re more sustainable pigs, and I think theyโ€™ll have a legitimate sustainability argument" @BioBeef @ucanr tells @foodtank
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foodtank.com
The FDA recently approved gene-edited pigs for food, aiming to fight PRRS and reduce antibiotic use in animal agriculture.
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