Excellence in plant and microbial science
The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has been unlocked in a project that raises the prospect of rapid access to a wide array of therapeutic drugs
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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?
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It seems obvious: good seed is the foundation of a good harvest. But, where does good seed come from and why does it matter?
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Professor Anne Osbourn has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in honour of her exceptional contribution to science
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We spoke to Professor Tony Maxwell to find out, what is Antimicrobial Resistance, why is it a problem and how worried should we be?
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Come along to see art and science collide in an illustration exhibition inspired by our science.
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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
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Products made by plants and bacteria are essential for humankind, and integral to our daily lives
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Four projects involving the John Innes Centre and research partners in China have been launched to improve crops and explore anti-cancer properties in plants
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