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    <p class="space20">We have expanded on our Integrated Practices because we are making foods and food supplements about which we would like to make a health-claim. We investigated how we would collect data to show if our products reduce cancer incidence in humans. We consulted experts in the Medical and Nutrition Faculty who have expertise in designing intervention/feeding studies.</p>
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We entered the Food and Nutrition Track and gave a poster and a presentation. We achieved a Gold Medal and were also nominated for the Best Food and Nutrition Project Award and for the Best Education and Public Engagement, Undergrad Category.</p>
 
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<p class="space10">Having learned about what can be tested and measured and what de-regulation is needed for testing, we designed a theoretical feeding trial that they evaluated for us. Should we develop a product that performs in animal trials we could now progress to deregulation and funding for human trials. There are many projects aiming for healthier foods but few that consider how to prove this experimentally. </p>
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<p>We believe this study is novel and worth highlighting to the iGEM community.
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Revision as of 10:50, 21 October 2015

House of Carbs

Achievements

We're back!

The NRP-UEA iGEM team attended the 2015 iGEM Giant Jamboree at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston, MA. We entered the Food and Nutrition Track and gave a poster and a presentation. We achieved a Gold Medal and were also nominated for the Best Food and Nutrition Project Award and for the Best Education and Public Engagement, Undergrad Category.

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