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6th March 2023
Quadram Institute scientists take their research to Parliament
Dr Katharine Seton and Dr Eleftheria Trampari are attending Parliament to present their biosciences research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Monday 6th March. Katharine is investigating the immune response to gut...
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21st February 2023
Quadram Institute phages expertise informs parliamentary select committee
Quadram Institute scientist Dr Evelien Adriaenssens has given written evidence to a House of Commons select committee on the use of bacteriophages to help tackle the global health challenge of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). The House of Commons Science and Technology select committee issued a...
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13th February 2023
Taxonomy goes viral: a new set of consensus principles to classify the virosphere
Taxonomy goes viral: a new set of consensus principles to classify the virosphere The official body charged with virus classification has released four new principles that bring order to the viral world. This provides a unified framework that will enable all viruses to be...
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10th February 2023
Bread made from a new type of flour keeps you fuller for longer
Bread made from a new type of whole cell pulse flour can lower blood glucose (sugar) levels and keep you fuller for longer, new research has found. A study published recently in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by researchers from the Quadram Institute...
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6th February 2023
Sir Patrick Vallance opens the Quadram Institute during Norwich Research Park visit
Sir Patrick Vallance, along with the Chief Scientific Adviser at the Food Standards Agency, Prof Robin May, visited the Quadram Institute and unveiled a commemorative plaque at the £75 million institute which first opened its doors in 2018/19. The Government Chief Scientific Adviser...
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6th December 2016
New study unravels critical genes to understand human diseases and support drug discovery
A network analysis of proteins that are most important in responding to environmental signals highlights potential targets for drugs and provides better information on the genetic basis of diseases. Throughout evolutionary history, there have been genetic elements that have duplicated – giving rise to...
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6th December 2016
Scientists spend a week at Westminster
Two scientists from Norwich Research Park have taken part in a Royal Society scheme to bring the worlds of politics and science closer together. The initiative, run by the Royal Society – the UK’s national academy of science – with support from the Government...
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29th November 2016
Combining the power of 27 data resources, Omnipath helps researchers see biological signalling pathways with unprecedented accuracy. Developed by researchers in the UK and Germany and published in Nature Methods, OmniPath offers a comprehensive, unified collection of literature-curated signalling pathways based on an...
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Diversity in C. botulinum germination
A new study has filled a gap in our knowledge of germination of Clostridium botulinum, one of the most dangerous causes of food poisoning. C. botulinum bacteria produce a highly potent neurotoxin that if present in the body causes botulism, which often leads to...
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26th October 2016
Landmark alliance launched to support the growth of the UK bioeconomy
The Norwich Research Park Biorefinery Centre has joined a new alliance of similar established R&D centres, called BioPilotsUK. This alliance will seek to position Britain as a global leader in biorefining technology development and bio-based product manufacture – two key elements of the bioeconomy....
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