£2.6m grant to modify the gene pool

A £2.6 million grant has been awarded to Edinburgh University to help research on issues such as genetically modified food and genetic medicine.

By The Newsroom

Published 20th Feb 2010, 10:16 BST

Updated 20th Feb 2010, 10:45 BST

The Economic and Social Research Council has awarded the money to the ESRC Genomics Forum.

Established in 2004, the Forum pioneers new ways to promote social research on contemporary life science issues and has grown into a UK hub for social science knowledge exchange.

Edinburgh University