http://news.ifr.ac.uk Latest news and views from the Institute of Food Research Wed, 02 Apr 2014 15:20:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.1 IFRNewshttp://feedburner.google.com http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/Tz2yGGDsnRA/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/04/total-food-2014/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2014 14:19:55 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4607 The Institute of Food Research, on the Norwich Research Park, is hosting an international conference exploring the latest breakthroughs in research into better ways of exploiting waste and co-products from agriculture and food production. Total Food 2014, 11th-13th November, is the fourth in a series of conferences focused on the sustainable exploitation of agri-food co-products […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/04/total-food-2014/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/04/total-food-2014/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/Fhhe5LLwQ6E/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/04/beetle-yeast/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2014 06:00:53 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4584 Researchers from the National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC) at the Institute of Food Research (IFR) have identified a new globe-trotting yeast species that lives on tree-associated beetles. This new species demonstrates the importance of preserving biodiversity, as yeasts like this may help efforts to develop renewable fuel sources in the future. Preserving biodiversity must […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/04/beetle-yeast/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/04/beetle-yeast/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/TjCTRqyVnts/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/crowdsourcing-me-research/#comments Mon, 31 Mar 2014 05:15:59 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4529 Patients living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) have raised £100,000 to allow new research into the misunderstood condition to take place at the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia. Under the guidance of Invest in ME, a national charity pushing for better education and high-quality biomedical research into ME, sufferers and their supporters […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/crowdsourcing-me-research/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/crowdsourcing-me-research/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/0tXH0IbIwAg/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/strictly-yeast/#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:52:23 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4574 We all know yeasts make beer and bread but their huge contribution to science, including helping us understand the nuts and bolts of life itself, tends to stay out of the spotlight. Over the past few years, through studies carried out on yeast DNA, biologists have begun to learn that something that looks like a […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/strictly-yeast/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/strictly-yeast/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/wnpVzrkJiEw/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/mysteries-of-the-yeast/#comments Thu, 27 Mar 2014 10:09:40 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4541 Researchers have turned a decades old problem in genome sequence analysis on its head to uncover hidden information on how yeasts evolved, giving insights into evolutionary processes common to all of life. The National Collection of Yeast Cultures (NCYC) at the Institute of Food Research houses over 4,000 different strains of yeast. This represents a […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/mysteries-of-the-yeast/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/mysteries-of-the-yeast/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/H8YU0Rydt54/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/bbsrc-research-experience-studentships/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2014 15:18:35 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4556 The Institute of Food Research has two BBSRC Research Experience Studentships available for the summer of 2014. The Research Experience Placements scheme (REPs) provides support for undergraduate summer research placements. REPs are designed to: Give promising undergraduates a first-hand opportunity to gain greater experience of research in Biosciences. Raise the profile of research careers amongst […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/bbsrc-research-experience-studentships/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/bbsrc-research-experience-studentships/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/rEJyPhAOM84/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/new-resources-deliver-insights-into-salmonellas-virulence/#comments Tue, 25 Mar 2014 14:55:46 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4535 Dr Arthur Thompson and his team at the IFR have uncovered new insights into how Salmonella is so well equipped to survive against our bodies’ defences. Building on a comprehensive survey of which genes are turned on in Salmonella, they have now extended the number of start sites defined for Salmonella genes and new non-coding RNAs. This […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/new-resources-deliver-insights-into-salmonellas-virulence/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/new-resources-deliver-insights-into-salmonellas-virulence/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/AaBoHrmG1Xg/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/jozsef-baranyi-iafost/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2014 10:07:30 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4522 Professor József Baranyi of the Institute of Food Research has been elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST). His election to this distinguished body is in recognition of his outstanding contributions to food science and technology. The IAFoST is a learned society composed of elected Fellows from all […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/jozsef-baranyi-iafost/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/jozsef-baranyi-iafost/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/nbAW37NkRjo/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/tamas-korcsmaros/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2014 16:40:05 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4513 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/tamas-korcsmaros/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/tamas-korcsmaros/ http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/IFRNews/~3/4uQZHwjO9RM/ http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/tales-from-the-crypt/#comments Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:36:04 +0000 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/?p=4498 Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects 1 in 250 people in the UK. IBD, in the form of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is a long term condition characterised by inflammation of the lining of the gastro-intestinal tract, but the exact triggers of this inflammation aren’t known. The Institute of Food Research, strategically sponsored by the […]]]> http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/tales-from-the-crypt/feed/ 0 http://news.ifr.ac.uk/2014/03/tales-from-the-crypt/