The John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) are delighted to announce a £1.6 million investment from the Wolfson Foundation, supporting a next-generation glasshouse, insectary, and horticultural research facility. This 4,500 m² state-of-the-art infrastructure (known as Technology Platform 1) will enable scientists to study crop performance under realistic, reproducible conditions. TP1 transforms the...

A multidisciplinary study has uncovered a critical component in the formation of biofilms, the complex structures used by bacteria to colonise surfaces. The research may have implications for future infection treatments including for people with cystic fibrosis

Just as careful blending of eye shadow can make a difference to our looks, a recent study has shown how flowers go to considerable trouble to fine tune their shades

The National Research Organisations (NRO) Group has been officially launched at the Royal Academy of Sciences, London

Research has shed intriguing new light on the genetics underlying the diverse plant organ shapes we see in agriculture and nature

An early-career wheat researcher has received an international award for her outstanding achievements

Some insects and microbes develop symbiotic partnerships, which become so interdependent that they can no longer survive without each other. But how specific are these heritable symbioses? Is it possible for the same species of bacteria to flourish across different species of insect hosts, or are these partnerships more fixed, honed over millions of years of...

Following successful funding applications to the Anguish’s Educational Foundation and the Norwich Freemen’s Charity, the SAW Trust is launching an exciting new project that seeks to boost curiosity in Primary schools through science! The Science, Art and Writing (SAW) Trust is a cross-disciplinary engagement initiative that explores scientific themes through practical science activities underpinned by...

Policymakers and scientists from Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan and the UK gathered in London for a mutual policy learning exercise on the regulation of biotechnology with potential to improve hunger and food security