Starch is all around us- it’s in the food we eat, the paper we write on, and the glue we stick up wallpaper with. The different uses of starch are down to its unique structure, which leads us to the question: how do plants make it?

We spoke to Professor Tony Maxwell to find out, what is Antimicrobial Resistance, why is it a problem and how worried should we be?

The soil in our gardens, the leaves of plants, the deep sea and even in our own intestines are all a raging battleground for bacteria, struggling to stay alive and get the nutrients they need

Products made by plants and bacteria are essential for humankind, and integral to our daily lives

Microbial science or Microbiology is the study of microorganisms, a diverse group of generally tiny life-forms that include bacteria, fungi, viruses, archaea, algae, and protozoa

Plant science involves the observation of plant growth and characteristics and investigation into the relationship between plants and their environment. But it is also much, much more...

Postdoctoral Scientist Billy Aldridge tells us why LGBT+ visibility is important in science and the scientific community

Abbi Taylor first came to the John Innes Centre as a Year 10 Science Camp student back in the summer of 2017, now she is doing an internship here. This is her story

What is scientific photography? We asked our resident Scientific Photographer Phil Robinson what he does and why he does it?