A – Z Microbial Science
Microbial science may look at the microscopic, but the breadth of microbial research being done here at the John Innes Centre is massive, so here’s an A-Z covering some of it
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News Norwich Research Park team receives £7.4 million to combat superbugs
A Norwich Research Park team is developing a new wave of drugs to combat antibiotic resistance, following a £7.4 million ($9.2 million) funding injection
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News Antibiotic resistance – take action now before it’s too late
One of the biggest global challenges of the 21st century has brought members of the international research community together to assess the next steps for research
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News The proteins that maintain formicamycin biosynthesis fidelity
What if, under certain environmental conditions, production of these molecules gave a selection advantage to Streptomyces formicae: could the organism adapt (evolve) rapidly, maybe even through a single mutation, to produce much higher levels of the formicapyridines?
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Press Release European science community urges rethink on gene editing
Scientists from the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory today joined colleagues from across Europe in calling for an urgent rethink of EU legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
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Blog Meet the Molecules; Fasamycin and Formicamycin
Detailed exploration of ant nests in the thorny acacia trees in Kenya have revealed a new species of bacteria called, Streptomyces formicae KY5
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Press Release Plants and the art of microbial maintenance
It’s been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots
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Press Release Chinese-UK project reveals ancient secrets of medicinal mint
The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has been unlocked in a project that raises the prospect of rapid access to a wide array of therapeutic drugs
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Blog What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?
We spoke to Professor Tony Maxwell to find out, what is Antimicrobial Resistance, why is it a problem and how worried should we be?
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