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22nd June 2011
Cereal entrepreneur to get a taste of food research
Bill Jordan, founder of Jordan’s Cereals, visited the Institute of Food Research, on the Norwich Research Park, on the 23rd June to learn about the work of the institute and the Food and Health Network. The Food and Health Network is a forum for...
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10th June 2011
Natural Food Biopolymers Meeting
IFR recently hosted a conference on food biopolymers, which helped to celebrate the lifetime contribution made to this field by Professor Vic Morris, who has recently retired. ‘Natural Food Biopolymers: Structure and Bioavailability’ brought together researchers who have worked or collaborated with Prof. Morris...
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20th May 2011
Mathematics points to new law in biology
A paper by a theoretical biologist at the Institute of Food Research has become the most viewed of all time on the journal Biomed Central Systems Biology. Dr Thomas Wilhelm described the necessary conditions for a fundamental phenomenon in nature, called bistability, that underlies...
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11th May 2011
Developing innovative processes to ensure fresh food is safe
IFR researchers have recently reviewed the use of cold atmospheric plasmas to inactivate Salmonella to assess their use by fresh or minimally-processed food producers. A growing demand for fresh produce is presenting a challenge to the food industry to supply safe food with minimal...
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5th May 2011
Not only living longer, but living healthier
IFR is a partner in a new EU-funded research project that is investigating how diet can help ensure that we remain healthy during old age. Immunological studies will feed into a study of how diet can affect a number...
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28th April 2011
Modelling salmonella growth to produce safer pork
Salmonella infections are among the most common bacterial causes of food-borne gastroenteritis in humans, with a number of different potential sources including meat, eggs, and fresh produce. In the EU, up to 20% of human salmonellosis cases are thought to be due to consumption...
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25th March 2011
Over 2000 people visited Science in Norwich Day at the Forum in Norwich on Sat 19th March, the finale to National Science and Engineering Week. The day was officially opened by Laura McGillivray, Chief Executive Officer at Norwich City Council and Jon Tickle, from...
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25th March 2011
IFR scientist is ‘Most Promising Innovator’ of 2011
A patented process to control the degradation of plant material during composting has earned Professor Keith Waldron from the Institute of Food research the award of Most Promising Innovator in a national competition recognising bioscience research. The annual competition is organised by the Biotechnology...
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17th March 2011
Three IFR students present their work at The House of Commons
Three PhD students from the Institute of Food Research recently presented their work to an audience of MPs and leading scientists at The House of Commons. They were selected for the SET for Britain poster exhibition, organised by The Parliamentary and Scientific Committee. The...
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15th March 2011
Maquipucuna cloud forest in Ecuador yields new species (of yeast)
In a unique collaboration between scientists from the UK, Ecuador and Réunion, a new species of yeast has been discovered growing on the fruit of an unidentified and innocuous bramble collected from the biodiversity-rich Maquipucuna cloud forest nature reserve, near Quito, in Ecuador. “We...
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