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27th August 2020
Mass testing pilot paves way for weekly COVID checks
– Norwich pilot project offers local template for asymptomatic testing as Norfolk braces for second wave – Weekly COVID testing has moved a step closer in Norwich thanks to the success of a pilot project on Norwich Research Park, with the region readying itself...
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25th August 2020
Probiotics for premature babies provide microbiome boost
Probiotics can improve the microbiome in premature babies, according to the results of a major new study from the Quadram Institute
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7th August 2020
Professor Cynthia Whitchurch’s team from the Quadram Institute and the ithree institute at the University of Technology Sydney, showed that P. aeruginosa has all of the necessary proteins for natural transformation and can actively acquire and incorporate DNA from the environment whilst in biofilms....
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28th July 2020
UK Charity Invest in ME Research Pledges £625,000 for Research into ME in Norwich Research Park
This major investment is an increase of the charity’s previous pledge of £500,000 that was announced in late 2019. This research builds on the foundations already made for a UK/European Centre of Excellence for ME research hub in Norwich Research Park. The new pledge...
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21st July 2020
Keeping hold or sharing your sweets: Sialic acid catabolism in bacteria
To understand the microbiome’s role in keeping us healthy, we need to understand what keeps it healthy, including its sources of nutrition. One source is sialic acid, a sugar-based molecule produced by the host organism in the mucus that lines the gut. In this...
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21st July 2020
The Smarter Food Company, a spin-out company from Quadram Institute Bioscience, has raised £1m in funding to accelerate the development of food products with health benefits. Its first product will be a vegetable-based soup containing glucoraphanin, a naturally occurring compound found in broccoli. The...
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15th July 2020
Looking at how eating plant fibre affects your gut
Fibre is an important part of a healthy diet, but we don’t fully understand how it is handled by the body. In this blog, Dr Hannah Harris from the Quadram Institute talks about recently published collaborative work that looks to address this. A better...
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14th July 2020
New teaching resource launched to explain the microbiome as the Guardians of the Gut go online
Guardians of the Gut is a web-based resource that helps children learn about the microbes in our gut and how they help keep us healthy. Known collectively as the microbiome, these microbes are important for health from birth throughout life. As science learns more...
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7th July 2020
Microbiome miscommunication links to IBD
Outer Membrane Vesicles (OMVs) produced by certain gut bacteria have a key role in regulating the immune system that’s altered in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), according to a new research study comparing donated biopsy tissues from healthy people and IBD patients. Professor Simon Carding...
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10th June 2020
New Chair and trustees appointed to Quadram Institute Bioscience
Dr Celia Caulcott succeeds Dr Tim Brears as Chair of the Board of Trustees of Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB). Dr Caulcott first joined the Board of Trustees in 2017, became Chair from 14 May 2020, and is joined by three new trustees. The new...
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