Posted by Juliet Ridgway-Tait on Mar 21, 2017
An international team of researchers led by Professor Anna Meredith, Chair of Zoological and Conservation Medicine at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Midlothian, have identified two species of bacteria linked to outbreaks of leprosy in UK red squirrels. DNA samples from red squirrels in England, Scotland and Ireland revealed evidence of infection with Mycobacterium lepromatosis and Mycobacterium leprae, both of which cause leprosy in humans, although not all of the squirrels showed signs of the disease. Interestingly, all 25 samples taken from red squirrels living on Brownsea Island,...
Posted by Juliet Ridgway-Tait on Mar 14, 2017
We are delighted to announce the dates for the 2017 festival Saturday the 7th October until Saturday the 21st October. Our programme of events will be, as usual varied, rich, stimulating and accessible as we aim to reach out to people who might not...
Posted by Juliet Ridgway-Tait on Feb 3, 2017
DOWNLOAD our annual report and find out about the 2016 festival. What...
Posted by Juliet Ridgway-Tait on Nov 30, 2016
On Sunday 9th October 2016 the sun came out to play at the Midlothian...
Science joke number 2!
