Roslin Institute
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The Roslin Institute is a world-renowned animal sciences research center in Scotland, best known for pioneering advances in genetics and cloning, including the creation of Dolly the sheep.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Roslin Institute canonical | 11 |
| Roslin Institute (co-located) | 1 |
| The Roslin Institute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4773824 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roslin Institute Context triple: [Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, hasUnit, Roslin Institute]
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Rowett Institute
The Rowett Institute is a leading nutrition and health research center based in Aberdeen, Scotland, known for its work on diet, obesity, and metabolic health.
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Babraham Research Campus
Babraham Research Campus is a major life sciences research and innovation hub near Cambridge, England, focused on bioscience, biotechnology, and academic–industry collaboration.
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C.
Francis Crick Institute
The Francis Crick Institute is a major biomedical research center in London focused on understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease.
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Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is a leading research center at the University of Cambridge dedicated to understanding stem cell biology and translating this knowledge into new treatments for human disease.
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Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute is a major interdisciplinary research center at Trinity College Dublin focused on advancing biomedical and clinical sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Roslin Institute Target entity description: The Roslin Institute is a world-renowned animal sciences research center in Scotland, best known for pioneering advances in genetics and cloning, including the creation of Dolly the sheep.
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A.
Rowett Institute
The Rowett Institute is a leading nutrition and health research center based in Aberdeen, Scotland, known for its work on diet, obesity, and metabolic health.
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B.
Babraham Research Campus
Babraham Research Campus is a major life sciences research and innovation hub near Cambridge, England, focused on bioscience, biotechnology, and academic–industry collaboration.
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C.
Francis Crick Institute
The Francis Crick Institute is a major biomedical research center in London focused on understanding the fundamental biology underlying health and disease.
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D.
Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
The Cambridge Stem Cell Institute is a leading research center at the University of Cambridge dedicated to understanding stem cell biology and translating this knowledge into new treatments for human disease.
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E.
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute
Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute is a major interdisciplinary research center at Trinity College Dublin focused on advancing biomedical and clinical sciences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animal science research institute
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research institute ⓘ |
| affiliation | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| coordinates | 55.864°N 3.209°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animal breeding
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animal health ⓘ animal science ⓘ animal welfare ⓘ cloning ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ genetics ⓘ genomics ⓘ transgenic technology ⓘ |
| founded | 1993 ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council ⓘ |
| hasLaboratoryAnimal |
pigs
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poultry ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| inception | 1993 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Dolly the sheep
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animal genetics research ⓘ livestock improvement research ⓘ somatic cell nuclear transfer in mammals ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Easter Bush Campus
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Midlothian ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| mergedInto | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| mission | to enhance the health and welfare of animals and humans through world-class research in animal biology ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Roslin ⓘ |
| near | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advances in quantitative genetics for livestock
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contributions to genome editing in farm animals ⓘ development of transgenic livestock ⓘ first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | University of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Animal Breeding Research Organisation
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Poultry Research Centre ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
comparative biology
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food security ⓘ genetic improvement of farm animals ⓘ infectious diseases of livestock ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ zoonotic diseases ⓘ |
| website | https://www.roslin.ed.ac.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Roslin Institute Description of subject: The Roslin Institute is a world-renowned animal sciences research center in Scotland, best known for pioneering advances in genetics and cloning, including the creation of Dolly the sheep.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Roslin Institute
linked to: Roslin Institute