Wild snapdragons paint themselves in subtle shades to attract bees
Just as careful blending of eye shadow can make a difference to our looks, a recent study has shown how flowers go to considerable trouble to fine tune their shades
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News UK’s world-class research organisations launch new collective
The National Research Organisations (NRO) Group has been officially launched at the Royal Academy of Sciences, London
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News Researchers uncover the inside story on plant organ growth
Research has shed intriguing new light on the genetics underlying the diverse plant organ shapes we see in agriculture and nature
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Press Release Giant wheat starch granules - a big biotech breakthrough with potential benefits for manufacturing industries
Scientists have grown wheat containing super-sized starch granules — a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications
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News Borlaug award for outstanding wheat researcher
An early-career wheat researcher has received an international award for her outstanding achievements
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Blog BLOG – Harnessing the soil microbiome for crop health
Pick up a handful of soil and you’d be holding many millions of tiny microbes. These organisms may be microscopic but their impact on plants and agriculture is enormous. Microbes like bacteria, viruses and fungi might make us think of infections we’ve had, or mouldy fruit and vegetables. However, microbes aren’t all bad. We now understand that microbes in the soil (collectively known as the soil microbiome) are key partners in plant health and agriculture. Naturally occurring soil bacteria protect plants against disease, and improve plant growth. With global agriculture facing the...
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Press Release Rings of power – how bacteria use circadian clocks to colonise their world
Research has revealed how bacteria rely on circadian clocks to control the spread of their multi-cellular colonies
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News Symbiotic partner-swapping or long-term fidelity? The secrets of partnership success between beetles and bacteria
Some insects and microbes develop symbiotic partnerships, which become so interdependent that they can no longer survive without each other. But how specific are these heritable symbioses? Is it possible for the same species of bacteria to flourish across different species of insect hosts, or are these partnerships more fixed, honed over millions of years of...
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News Calling Norfolk teachers – apply for the SAW Trust’s ‘Curiosity Project’ today
Following successful funding applications to the Anguish’s Educational Foundation and the Norwich Freemen’s Charity, the SAW Trust is launching an exciting new project that seeks to boost curiosity in Primary schools through science! The Science, Art and Writing (SAW) Trust is a cross-disciplinary engagement initiative that explores scientific themes through practical science activities underpinned by...
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