@rwap5

Former PhD student at Roslin institute studying pacific oysters and OsHV. Doing sciencey things

 Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined October 2018
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Tim Bean@beatnim3 Sep 2024
Challenges in the shellfish industry: Workshop for early career scientists and students. You are invited to join a free workshop organized by The Roslin Institute, following the ASSG annual conference Spaces are limited, so apply now!
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Rob Potts retweeted
Tim Bean@beatnim22 Aug 2024
"Laboratory Replication of Ostreid Herpes Virus (OsHV-1) Using Pacific Oyster Tissue Explants" mdpi.com/2922740 @rwap5 @roslininstitute @CefasGovUK

Laboratory Replication of Ostreid Herpes Virus (OsHV-1) Using Pacific Oyster Tissue Explants

Pacific oysters (Crassostrea or Magallana gigas) are one of the most economically important aquaculture species globally. Over the past two decades, ostreid herpesvirus (OsHV-1) has become a major...

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Thanks to messages from everyone who heard me on @BBCMoreOrLess today, clearly a surprise for some to hear my voice on their car radio? Great to speak with @TimHarford and set the record straight about shark & chips! @UoEBiosciences @ExeterMarine bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001w86…

BBC Radio 4 - More or Less, Debt, students, shark and chips

What is the government’s rule on debt? Do 90% of chip shops sell shark and chips?

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Rob Potts retweeted
Tim Bean@beatnim20 Jun 2023
Job opportunity core scientist @roslininstitute... We are looking for a new post doc to work with us studying shellfish aquaculture, disease and biology. Lots of exciting projects underway at the moment. Please get in touch for more info... tinyurl.com/23xc2ydn
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Rob Potts retweeted
Tim Bean@beatnim20 Feb 2023
Please join us for the final @AquaLeap @BBSRC project meeting, online or in person. Including gene editing guest seminars from Bruce Whitelaw @roslininstitute and @AWargelius IMR Norway. See full agenda and register here... sustainableaquaculture.us9.l… @apgutier @Fish_Genomics
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Thoughts on the tackle height discussion triggered by the @RFU Having read this paper (seems highly relevant) link.springer.com/article/10… Overall thoughts: there is not enough data to justify these drastic changes. @RugbyPodcast @chjones9 @Scienceofsport @WillStewNeuro Details:
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Figures 5 and 6 show there is an enormous variation in concussion levels – suggesting that other factors are crucial – such as how well trained players are, growing safety such as “if in doubt sit them out” etc. Anecdotally, the amateur is getting safer every season
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Also, massive skew towards USA data - how relevant is college rugby in the USA to the UK where rugby is a mainstream sport? I would expect UK coaching and understanding of the game by all involved to be higher in the UK.
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There are very few rugby studies included. Only 11 total. Including a huge number of important variables. ZERO(!) for the womens game!!! Why should they have such a big change with NO DATA?
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Finally: "There were only two studies that collected overall rugby concussion rates data [55, 60]. Given the small number of rugby studies available and large prediction intervals, indicating high variability, caution should be used when interpreting the rugby concussion rate."
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The HGHEST estimate of concussion rate is 28 concussions per 10000AEs In a "typical" rugby career: 3 sessions week x 40 weeks x 20 years = 2400 10000/2400 = approximately 4 concussions OR one concussion per 5 years Personally, I would accept that risk to play the game I love.
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🦈 Shark fins on sale in Taipei. Those are full sized wine bottles at the back for sense of scale @amgriffiths01 @cathyhobbs123
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Amazing time-lapse of Pacific oyster development taken by our fantastic visiting student @albiusblack 🦪🔬🤓
hugo🏳️‍🌈 ⚧ (elle/they)@albiusblack24 May 2022
Pacific oyster cells dividing after fertilization. So cool! @rwap5
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Thanks Clemence! Maybe 10 minutes is not enough time to tell everyone how great oysters are ... 🤔
Clémence Fraslin@FraslinClemence6 May 2022
Last day at @gia2020 and @rwap5 is trying to convince us that oyster are the best aquaculture's species (I'm not sure I agree...). He's presenting his PhD results on OsHV replication in pacific oyster tissue explants with lots of great videos of oysters (and oyster tissues)
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Oysters for sale in aldi under 50p each!
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Found this today 🤦‍♂️
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My first article for @eusci is online now. It's a short write up on our recent paper (scroll down to second article!). issuu.com/eusci/docs/issue_2…
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Read an update from our resident salmon CRISPR guru @YehwaJ and her progress on the @Aqua_Leap project #aquaculture #fishsci ed.ac.uk/roslin/aquaculture/…
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We'll be in Edinburgh tomorrow (6th November) @ourdynamicearth from 10am till 4pm to showcase the marine environment and the research we conduct around St Abbs! We hope to see you there! Event details: facebook.com/events/43565118…

Half Price Entry to Dynamic Earth: Climate Science Showcase

Causes event in Edinburgh, United Kingdom by Dynamic Earth on Saturday, November 6 2021

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Dynamic Earth@ourdynamicearth2 Nov 2021
To celebrate the globally important climate conference #COP26 we are hosting a Climate Science Day on Saturday November 6th and offering 50% off entry for the weekend. Find out more and book via our website with code: NOVCOP50 #Edinburgh #whatsonedinburgh
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