Inside the Xelect Lab: Quality Assurance Drives Higher Genetic Returns
Aquaculture breeding programmes rely on accurate and reliable data to achieve the highest rate of genetic progress. Maintaining high-quality laboratory standards is therefore critical to selective breeding success. In Xelect’s state of the art laboratory, quality underpins every step of our laboratory workflow. Danielle MacRae, Scientific Officer at Xelect, tells us more. Why quality […]
Inside the Xelect Lab: What SNP Markers Are and Why They Matter in Aquaculture?
This is the second article in our Inside the Xelect Lab series, where we take a closer look at the science behind what we do. In our first article, we introduced the lab and how it supports aquaculture genetics programmes around the world. In this article, Dr Paolo Ruggeri, Senior Scientific Officer at Xelect, takes […]
Inside the Xelect Lab: Powering World Leading Aquaculture Genetics
At Xelect, we believe that great genetics start long before a breeding value is calculated, or a selection decision is made. Behind every dataset, every breeding programme, and every breakthrough is a team of lab specialists in molecular biology, population genetics and bioinformatics. This exceptionally dynamic team works seamlessly together to transform raw tissue samples […]