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?
Read the storyWhat keeps some plants squatting close to the soil while others - even those closely related - reach high for the skies?
Read the storyResearch into the flower preferences of pollinating moths may have delivered a vital clue to the simple factors needed for the emergence of new species
Read about pioneering pollinator study offers clues to darwin’s “abominable mystery”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
Read about new strategy for plant sciences calls for investment in world-class hp3 infrastructureResearchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics
Read about research pinpoints unique drug target in antibiotic resistant bacteriaScientists have developed ground-breaking techniques for visualising the stresses and strains placed on tiny twisted DNA circles
Read about intriguing new twist to the unfolding story of dnaSpanning eight research institutes and universities and aiming to develop new wheat germplasm containing the next generation of key traits
Read about designing future wheatDeveloping a wider and deeper understanding of how the environment influences plant growth and development
Read about genes in the environmentInvestigating the vast diversity of chemicals produced by plants and microbes
Read about molecules from natureUnderstanding the molecular dialogue between plants and microbes, establishing how they communicate with each other and how they have evolved in relation to one another
Read about plant healthHealthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP³) is our vision for achieving a safer, healthier and more sustainable future through the power of plant and microbial science
Read about ‘Healthy Plants - Healthy People - Healthy Planet’Vertical farming is a relatively recent development, which has the potential to allow us to grow crops in a controlled environment and providing an alternative approach to conventional farming
Read about ‘Is vertical farming the future of agriculture?’