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News - Food Solutions 1st ICC India Grains Conference

The 1st ICC India Grains Conference was held in New Delhi, India on 16-18 January 2012. It gathered ...

News - Health Effects Metabomeeting 2011 gathered metabolomics experts to Helsinki

VTT was one of the organisers of an international conference Metabomeeting 2011 held in Helsinki in ...

News - Tools for Consumers EATSIGNALS - more realistic picture of consumer experiences using psycho-physiological measurements

Psycho-physiology deals with relationship between bodily and mental processes. VTT EATSIGNALS projec...

15.03.2006 The bacteria "Pectinatus haikarae" has been named after Docent Auli Haikara

VTT has prooved with the modern DNA-based methods that there are three new species among Pectinatus and Megasphaera strains that spoil beer. The names of recently found species are Pectinatus haikarae, Megasphaera sueciensis ja Megasphaera paucivorans. The bacteria Pectinatus haikarae has been named after Docent Auli Haikara, pioneer in the Pectinatus research who has made a long-term carrier at VTT.

 

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