Nature’s secret recipe for making leaves
The secret recipe nature uses to make the diverse leaf shapes we see everywhere around us has been revealed in research
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Rising from the ashes
For the past decade the outlook has been gloomy for European ash trees devastated by Ash dieback and facing the threat of more invasive pests, but new research brings better news for native ash trees
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Wheat and the holy grail of crop transformation
Researchers have developed an open source, reproducible Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system for the spring wheat cultivar Fielder
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Carnivorous plant study captures universal rules of leaf making
The team used a combination of 3D imaging, cell and clonal analysis and computational modelling to understand how carnivorous plant traps are shaped, showing how Utricularia gibba traps grow from a near spherical ball of cells into a mature trap capable of capturing prey
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Pioneering research investigates healthy impact of a plant-based diet
We will co-lead a pioneering research programme investigating how a plant-based diet could prevent chronic illness
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Research Areas
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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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News
Research uncovers first evidence of RNA-triggered phase separation
It is understood that a process called Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) plays an important role in the formation of membraneless organelles, but how is this important process regulated?
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What is Biophysical Analysis?
Clare Stevenson explains the increasing the use of Biophysical Analysis techniques and how we're making the science more accessible to a wider range of users
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