Director of Genetics and Innovation at Benchmark bmkgenetics.com. Genetic improvement of aquaculture species š š¦. Alter ego of @runner_ross.
Joined January 2015
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Ross Houston retweeted
19 Nov 2025
Speaking today at the First International Meeting on Genome š§¬ Editing in Aquaculture in beautiful Puerto Varas - lots of great research being done in disease resistance in salmon - letās hope these disease resistant alleles can be introduced into commercial breeding programs
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Ross Houston retweeted
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.
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Ross Houston retweeted
24 Sep 2025
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.
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Ross Houston retweeted
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."
efsa.europa.eu/en/efsajournaā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
Calls on the UK government to allow gene editing in farmed animals are increasing.
fwi.co.uk/livestock/bird-fluā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
24 May 2025
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.
thebrighterside.news/post/maā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
16 May 2025
I saw someone called āan absolute yoghurtā today.
Further proof that āabsoluteā ānounā = perfectly good British insult.
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Ross Houston retweeted
13 May 2025
One million likes and we will make it happen x
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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
fwi.co.uk/news/farm-policy/mā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
30 Apr 2025
Breaking News: FDA Grants PIC Approval for PRRS-Resistant Pig Gene-Editing Technology - this is big news on the gene š§¬ editing in livestock front!
porkbusiness.com/news/hog-prā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
30 Apr 2025
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.
proactiveinvestors.co.uk/comā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
19 Apr 2025
Global push for PRRS-resistant pigs intensifies.
āThereās no point having a pig get sick and die if thereās an approach to genetically prevent it. This benefits farmers, the pigs, and ultimately, the consumer.ā
@BioBeef
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Ross Houston retweeted
14 Apr 2025
Me after bedtime every night for 2 boys under 5.
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Ross Houston retweeted
"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."
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Ross Houston retweeted
29 Mar 2025
The hypocrisy is not lost on me.
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Ross Houston retweeted
27 Mar 2025
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.
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Ross Houston retweeted
28 Mar 2025
āYouāre entitled to your opinionā
Translation: Youāre entitled to be mistaken.
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Ross Houston retweeted
26 Mar 2025
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.šš
thescottishfarmer.co.uk/newsā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
18 Mar 2025
"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."
chinadaily.com.cn/a/202503/1ā¦
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Ross Houston retweeted
20 Mar 2025
"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."
economictimes.indiatimes.comā¦
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