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16th November 2020
CLIMB Receives Honours in 2020 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards
The Cloud Infrastructure for Microbial Bioinformatics (CLIMB) project has been recognised in the annual HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awards, presented digitally during the virtual 2020 International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC20) via HPCwire.com. CLIMB was recognised with the...
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16th November 2020
Quadram Institute gets extra Government funding for the fight against COVID-19
Scientists at the Quadram Institute in Norwich will be using newly announced additional government funding to increase its coronavirus genomic epidemiology work through the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium. The Department for Health and Social Care’s Testing Innovation Fund has backed the COG-UK consortium...
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29th October 2020
A bacterial virus helped the spread of a new Salmonella strain
Researchers at the Quadram Institute have implicated a toxin-carrying virus in the emergence of a new strain of Salmonella in pigs.
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27th October 2020
New John Innes Foundation Fellowship helps research the development of healthier starch
Researchers working to develop crops with healthier, more resistant starch at the Quadram Institute and John Innes Centre are partnering with the John Innes Foundation, who will be funding a two-year collaborative research programme. This two-year Fellowship will support the work of Principle Investigator...
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26th October 2020
Wrinkly ‘super pea’ could be added to foods to reduce diabetes risk
A type of wrinkled ‘super pea’ may help control blood sugar levels and could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, suggests a new study. The research, from scientists at Imperial College London, The John Innes Centre, Quadram Institute Bioscience and the University of...
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21st October 2020
Can an apple extract a day keep the doctor away?
Apples are one of the UK’s favourite fruits, with each of us eating on average 2 or 3 of them every week. Their appeal is celebrated annually on Apple Day, October 21st, and traditions like apple wassailing show our passion for apples traces back...
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20th October 2020
This year the Norwich Science Festival At Home brings you a mini-programme of science activities and talks into your home. From 24th to 28th October, you’ll be able to explore everywhere from the depths of the oceans to outer space, and learn about creatures...
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20th October 2020
New institute for healthier living and ageing launched in Norwich
From physical activity and nutrition to stopping smoking, sleep and socialisation, a new research centre has been set up by the University of East Anglia to investigate how we can live longer, healthier, and more satisfying lives. The Norwich Institute of Healthy Ageing (NIHA)...
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14th October 2020
PhD Studentships at the Quadram Institute
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentships in the Quadram Institute are now available, through the Norwich Research Park Doctoral Training Programme. Our PhD studentships cover microbiology, bioinformatics, evolution, biochemistry, immunology, molecular and cell biology and public health & epidemiology Reflecting our interdisciplinary approach, you will enhance...
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2nd October 2020
Could a poo transplant one day be the secret of eternal youth?
A new study published today shows how faecal transplants from older to younger mice altered their gut microbiome, which in turn impacted their spatial learning and memory. The research team hope that reversing the procedure could one day see faecal transplantation used to combat...
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