- How mycoprotein influences digestion and promotes health effectsby Bethany Hartley on November 30, 2020 at 16:00
Blog by Raffaele Colosimo, PhD student Mycoprotein is a food ingredient used in all the meat replacement products branded as QuornTM. Apart from the lower environmental impact compared to meat, mycoprotein has shown to improve human health […]
- NNUH joins Covid-19 investigational vaccine clinical trialby Andrew Chapple on November 26, 2020 at 12:01
Hospital staff, scientists and residents in Norfolk have joined the quest to find an effective Covid-19 vaccine by taking part in a new clinical trial at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital. The NHS is playing a leading role in […]
- Genomics helps understand COVID-19 in care homesby Bethany Hartley on November 23, 2020 at 15:49
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has hit the residents of care homes harder than any other part of the population. We know the oldest people in our society have borne the brunt of deaths from COVID-19 but what can genome sequencing usefully do to […]
- Year in Industry student’s experience sets sights on science careerby Andrew Chapple on November 18, 2020 at 15:37
James Lovatt is an undergraduate student from London, studying Biological Sciences at the University of East Anglia. A keen sportsman and actor, who has taken part in professional productions at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival as well as […]
- CLIMB Receives Honours in 2020 HPCwire Readers’ and Editors’ Choice Awardsby Andrew Chapple on November 16, 2020 at 17:00
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 […]
- Quadram Institute gets extra Government funding for the fight against COVID-19by Andrew Stronach on November 16, 2020 at 14:14
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 […]
- What are the risks and benefits of a plant-based diet?by Bethany Hartley on November 1, 2020 at 09:00
Blog by Federico Bernuzzi, Year 3 PhD, MSc Usually when people refer to a plant-based diet, the first thing that comes to mind is a vegan diet. Veganism advocates the removal of all animal products in one’s lifestyle, be it in one’s […]
- A bacterial virus helped the spread of a new Salmonella strainby Andrew Chapple on October 29, 2020 at 15:18
Researchers at the Quadram Institute have implicated a toxin-carrying virus in the emergence of a new strain of Salmonella in pigs. The post A bacterial virus helped the spread of a new Salmonella strain appeared first on Quadram […]
- New John Innes Foundation Fellowship helps research the development of healthier starchby Andrew Stronach on October 27, 2020 at 10:09
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 […]
- Wrinkly ‘super pea’ could be added to foods to reduce diabetes riskby Andrew Chapple on October 26, 2020 at 16:03
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 […]