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3rd July 2017
New study links antibiotic resistance to common household disinfectant triclosan
Scientists from the University of Birmingham and Norwich Research Park have discovered a link between a major mechanism of antibiotic resistance and resistance to the disinfectant triclosan which is commonly found in domestic products. Researchers made the unexpected finding that bacteria that mutated to...
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12th June 2017
New approach to unlock the genetic potential of the plant cell wall
Researchers from the Quadram Institute and the University of York have developed a novel approach that will help unlock the genetic secrets of plant cell walls, which form the basis of many biological products. Plant cell walls are made up of sugars, which can...
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31st May 2017
QI at Invest in ME Research Conference
Researchers from the Quadram Institute are attending the Invest in Me Research International Conference on Friday 2nd June. The conference is highlighting biomedical research and future directions into understanding the causes of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME). It is the 12th conference, organised by the independent...
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25th May 2017
Ahead of International Clinical Trials Day on May 20th, scientists from the Quadram Institute joined colleagues from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in showcasing their research that involves clinical trials. Members of the public, as well as staff based in the hospital, were...
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18th May 2017
Insights into the development of our second brain
A computational modeller at the Quadram Institute has helped unravel how the organization of the enteric nervous system develops. The study, led by the Francis Crick Institute, provides the first overview of how this essential part of the nervous system emerges in the embryo....
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27th April 2017
Institute Of Food Research transitions into Quadram Institute Bioscience
The new £multi-million food and health research centre that will become the state-of-the-art home for the Quadram Institute is on schedule to be complete by mid-2018. As a first step to realising the ambition of the Quadram Institute, the Institute of Food Research(IFR) has...
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9th March 2017
Scientist takes her research to Parliament
Tharsini Sivapalan, 26, a PhD student at the Quadram Institute hailing from Hayes, London, is attending Parliament to present her bioscience research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges, as part of STEM for BRITAIN on Monday 13 March. Tharsini’s...
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2nd March 2017
Quadram Institute reaches major construction landmark
The construction of the Quadram Institute, Norwich Research Park’s state-of-the-art new centre for food and health research, reached a significant stage in March with the final cement pouring. George Freeman MP, chair of the Prime Minister’s Policy Board and former UK Minister for Life Sciences,...
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7th February 2017
An event held in Norwich in January 2017 gave the public a chance to hear about some of the biomedical research being undertaken on the debilitating condition ME (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis). The event was hosted in conjunction with Invest in ME Research, a charity promoting biomedical...
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25th January 2017
New evidence of how gut microbes affect Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Scientists have uncovered a new mechanism linking bacteria in the gut to Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). They have found that certain bacteria release molecules that interact with the lining of the gut to influence a process known as epithelial cell shedding. This shedding process...
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