Shedding light on the long and the short of plant growth

What keeps some plants squatting close to the soil while others - even those closely related - reach high for the skies?

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Pioneering pollinator study offers clues to Darwin’s “abominable mystery”

Research into the flower preferences of pollinating moths may have delivered a vital clue to the simple factors needed for the emergence of new species
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New strategy for plant sciences calls for investment in world-class HP3 infrastructure

Investment in national infrastructure at the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory is ‘essential and urgent’ for solving the enormous environmental and societal challenges that we face, says a new independent strategy published this week
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Research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteria

Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics
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Intriguing new twist to the unfolding story of DNA

Scientists have developed ground-breaking techniques for visualising the stresses and strains placed on tiny twisted DNA circles
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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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