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QuEST students outside the Science Gateway

Antibiotic Resistance in Soil Bacteria

Testing bacteria from the school field against common antibiotics.

Introduction to the project

We grow bacteria from soil samples taken around the school and test how they respond to common antibiotics.

Project timeline

Updates posted by the team through the year, and what is coming next.

DoneComing up
  1. Oct
    2026
  2. Feb
    2027
    Event

    Results day

    Results presented to the Royal Society of Biology.

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