Due to national holidays (Ascension Day), BaseClear will be closed on Thursday 26 May and Friday 27 May. Samples cannot be received and registered these days. For any questions about this, please contact your account manager or info@baseclear.com.
Many everyday products are made with the use of microorganisms in an industrial fermentation process. Foods such as bread and yoghurt make use of industrially produced yeast and lactic acid bacteria. The processing of many foods uses food enzymes made …
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The microbiome has turned mainstream in the personal care world. Consumers are attracted to skin care products that have been formulated to leave the skin microbiome – and thus its protective functions – intact. Products with claims about the microbiome …
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Although it receives less attention as a greenhouse gas, methane is an extremely important target for climate change mitigation strategies. Reducing methane emissions is good for the environment, is cost-effective, and has follow-on effects on human health and crop yields. …
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Microbiology took its first great step with the development of a liquid culture medium in 1860 by none other than the “father of microbiology,” Louis Pasteur. Bacterial culture techniques revolutionised the biological sciences. They allow us to isolate and investigate …
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In the development of new products for human health, there are both opportunities and challenges. Infant Health is an important focus because microbiome dysbiosis results in poorer health outcomes later in life. How can genomics help us shape the infant …
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You are an investigator and have just arrived at the scene of a burglary. There’s a broken window, and expensive jewellery is missing. But look carefully and there are other clues: subtle footprints marking the route the burglars took, the …
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The development of antibiotics has been lauded as a public health achievement of the 20th century, allowing the effective treatment of infectious diseases. Resistance to antibiotics reduces the efficacy of this core tool of modern medicine. A globally coordinated approach …
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The sustainability of livestock production has received considerable attention in recent years. Providing enough food, energy and protein for the growing population on Earth in a way that does not impact future generations is a massive challenge. One approach has …
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Whether it is Salmonella in your chicken sandwich, Listeria in your favourite cheese, or Aspergillus on your fruits, unwanted microbes in the food production chain are a danger to human health, and are costly to monitor for the food industry. …
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The 4th Experts Meeting on Harnessing the Animal Microbiome towards Sustainable Farming was held on June 10, 2021. The meeting was co-hosted by CCO Derek Butler and Radhika Bongoni, Head of Business Development at BaseClear. With the current focus on …
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BaseClear held an Experts Meeting on “Beyond-the-Gut Microbiome Therapeutics & Personal Care” on Thursday April 29, 2021. This meeting focused on different skin environments. The meeting chairs were Dr Radhika Bongoni, Anais Guebey and Thaer Al Keilani from BaseClear. Both …
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The Fermentation Process Improvement & Development of Novel Microbial Ingredients experts meeting was held on Thursday May 6, 2021. The meeting hosts were Dr Derek Butler and Dr Radhika Bongoni from BaseClear. The meeting focused on how genomic technologies are …
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