Plants and the art of microbial maintenance

It’s been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots

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The winter weather window that costs UK rapeseed growers millions

UK rapeseed growers are losing up to 25% of their crop yield each year because of temperature rises during an early-winter weather window
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Chinese-UK project reveals ancient secrets of medicinal mint

The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has been unlocked in a project that raises the prospect of rapid access to a wide array of therapeutic drugs
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Professor Anne Osbourn elected as Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Anne Osbourn has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in honour of her exceptional contribution to science
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Team wins funding to probe epigenetic memory mechanisms

An ambitious scientific investigation into how organisms remember environmental changes at a cellular level has been awarded European funding
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Designing Future Wheat

Spanning eight research institutes and universities and aiming to develop new wheat germplasm containing the next generation of key traits
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Genes in the Environment

Developing a wider and deeper understanding of how the environment influences plant growth and development
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Molecules from Nature

Investigating the vast diversity of chemicals produced by plants and microbes
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Plant Health

Understanding the molecular dialogue between plants and microbes, establishing how they communicate with each other and how they have evolved in relation to one another
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