This year we are pleased to be joined by Dr Christina Lee, School of English & Dr Freya Harrison, Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, from the University of Nottingham to talk about their unlikely discovery which hit the media earlier this year.
AncientBiotics - a medieval remedy for modern day superbugs?
Earlier this year, a one thousand year old Anglo-Saxon remedy for eye infections which originates from a manuscript in the British Library was found to kill the modern-day superbug MRSA in an unusual research collaboration at The University of Nottingham. The result spark national and international media interest featuring on the BBC, major national newspapers and even Time magazine.
Dr Christina Lee, an Anglo-Saxon expert from the School of English enlisted the help of Dr Freya Harrison from University’s Centre for Biomolecular Sciences to recreate a 10th century potion for eye infections from Bald’s Leechbook an Old English leatherbound volume in the British Library, to see if it really works as an antibacterial remedy.
The solution has had remarkable effects on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) which is one of the most antibiotic-resistant bugs costing modern health services billions.
This is a free event and places are likely to be booked up fast so if you would like to reserve a place please contact Wayne Carter
wayne.carter@nottingham.ac.uk
01332 724738
AncientBiotics - a medieval remedy for modern day superbugs?
Earlier this year, a one thousand year old Anglo-Saxon remedy for eye infections which originates from a manuscript in the British Library was found to kill the modern-day superbug MRSA in an unusual research collaboration at The University of Nottingham. The result spark national and international media interest featuring on the BBC, major national newspapers and even Time magazine.
Dr Christina Lee, an Anglo-Saxon expert from the School of English enlisted the help of Dr Freya Harrison from University’s Centre for Biomolecular Sciences to recreate a 10th century potion for eye infections from Bald’s Leechbook an Old English leatherbound volume in the British Library, to see if it really works as an antibacterial remedy.
The solution has had remarkable effects on Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) which is one of the most antibiotic-resistant bugs costing modern health services billions.
This is a free event and places are likely to be booked up fast so if you would like to reserve a place please contact Wayne Carter
wayne.carter@nottingham.ac.uk
01332 724738
