Stomach bugs: A brief guide to their causes and treatment

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A seated woman wearing an orange jumper holds her stomach

Gastrointestinal illness - the kind of illness that makes us feel sick, vomit or have diarrhoea - affects people of all ages and is one of the most common health complaints in the United Kingdom. It is also one of the most common health issues that people experience when travelling abroad.

The National Collection of Type Cultures: where 100-year-old samples help solve today’s problems

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Scientist using a blow torch to seal an ampule with a sample inside

For British Science Week, we take a look at how decades old, pre-antibiotic samples in our Culture Collections are helping to address health security challenges today. Read our latest blog post to find out how our specimens have become essential ingredients in some of the most important scientific developments in history – some more than …