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Scottish Government Publication (FOI/EIR release)
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate

Dec. 04 2023

Source Page: Correspondence that contains the word 'idiot' or 'idiotic' in 2023: FOI release
Document: FOI - 202300355256 - Information release (PDF)

Found: strands of DNA that can enter the cells of a host – often bacteria but also mammal cells including human

Select Committee
Marlow Foods Ltd, trading as Quorn Foods
 FDO0050 - Food, Diet and Obesity

Written Evidence May. 22 2024

Inquiry: Food, Diet and Obesity
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Food, Diet and Obesity Committee

Found: weight management (Turnbull et al., 1993; Burley et al., 1993; Bottin et al., 2016) and the gut microbiome

Select Committee
Wellcome Sanger Institute
 EMD0019 - Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19

Written Evidence Apr. 28 2023

Inquiry: Emerging diseases and learnings from covid-19
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Science, Innovation and Technology Committee

Found: established two programmes of work: the Genomic Surveillance Unit (GSU) and Respiratory Virus and Microbiome

Select Committee
Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food and Technology, University of Lincoln
 ECL0044 - Education and Careers in Land-based Sectors

Written Evidence Nov. 28 2023

Inquiry: Education and Careers in Land-based Sectors
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: industries for success in the future are underpinned by a deep scientific understanding of plant/ soil/ microbiome

Select Committee
National Physical Laboratory, Food Standards Agency, and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA)

Oral Evidence May. 07 2024

Inquiry: Engineering biology
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

Found: multiple cell layer artificial tissue which, in essence, is something that has never been in the human

Select Committee
Dr Alexander Waller
 ALN0085 - The effects of artificial light and noise on human health

Written Evidence May. 04 2023

Inquiry: The effects of artificial light and noise on human health
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Science and Technology Committee (Lords)

Found: ALN0085 - The effects of artificial light and noise on human health Dr Alexander Waller Written Evidence

Select Committee
Rothamsted Research
 SH0104 - Soil Health

Written Evidence Jun. 28 2023

Inquiry: Soil Health
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: Some indicators – such as the soil microbiome – present challenges because there is a lack of evidence

Scottish Government Publication (Research and analysis)

May. 22 2023

Source Page: Environment, natural resources and agriculture - strategic research 2022-2027: overview
Document: Strategic Research Programme: 2022 to 2027 projects December 2022 (Excel)

Found: BiodiversityHarnessing the gut microbiome to strengthen livestock resilience against carriage and infection

Select Committee
H B Paynter Ltd
 SH0026 - Soil Health

Written Evidence Mar. 15 2023

Inquiry: Soil Health
Inquiry Status: Closed
Committee: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (Department: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

Found: There is an urgent need to put much more money into researching the soil microbiome.

Parliamentary Research
Future of Horticulture - POST-PN-0707
Oct. 30 2023

Found: not whether a type of robot can be built, but if it performs tasks with the same efficiency as human