File relating to an agreement and dispute between the IAPGR and the University of Glasgow with ICI/Prudential relating to transgenic chicken work , 1988-1993
Scope and Contents
Comprises records of IAPGR-ERS which relate to governance, administration, finance, legal, estates, human resources, external relations, events and publicity. Also contains some research data. Most of the files are from the Secretary's office, although there are some from the Head of Station and individual scientists.
Dates
- Creation: 1988-1993
Creator
- From the Sub-Fonds: Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research - Edinburgh Research Station. IAPGR (1986-1993) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This file is closed.
Biographical / Historical
The agreement relates to 'Project Mother Goose' a collaboration between Imperial Chemical Industries plc, Prutec Ltd, the AFRC and Glasgow University. The proposal was for a project to develop a process for the production of certain non-avian proteins in chicken's eggs by using retroviral or other vectors to insert foreign genetic information into ova of chickens, followed by the growth of the embryo to hatch using in vitro embryo culture.
Full Extent
1 file
Language of Materials
From the Sub-Fonds: English
Subject
- University of Glasgow (1451- :) (university) (Organization)
- Agricultural and Food Research Council (British research council) (Organization)
- Imperial Chemical Industries. ICI (British chemical company) (Organization)
- Prutec Ltd (venture capital subsidiary of the Prudential Group) (Organization)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
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