Diet and Health innovation boosted by new funding and partnership
A new Innovation Hub for research into biofortification to increase nutrient levels in crops and food is being launched on the Norwich Research Park
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Press Release New Green Revolution gene discovery sows hope of drought resilient wheat
Reduced height, or semi-dwarf, wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe following an exciting scientific discovery
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News European recognition for talented early-career group leader
Dr Susan Schlimpert is among 24 life scientists named as new members of the EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) Young Investigator Programme
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Blog Introducing Rosalind Franklin Society Award winner, Dr. Mikhaela Neequaye
In October 2022, the Rosalind Franklin Society Award in Science for the best paper in the CRISPR Journal 2021 was presented to Dr. Mikhaela Neequaye, research assistant in the Byers group. Mikhaela started her current role at the John Innes Centre in November 2020, having recently completed her PhD, co-supervised by Professor Richard Mithen (then...
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14 NovEvent Evidence Week 2022
Evidence Week 2022 14th-17th November 2022, Westminster With support from the John Innes Foundation, the John Innes Centre will be taking part in Sense About Science’s Evidence Week 2022. We will be offering 1-2-1 briefings and Q&A sessions to MPs, peers and civil servants on the opportunities presented by gene editing, alongside researchers from the...
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News Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until now
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Blog Unravelling a calcium conundrum – the story behind a pioneering research paper
New findings about the mechanisms of long-distance signalling in plants were published last month in Science Advances. The findings debunk longstanding theories of how plants rely on calcium waves to respond systemically to wounding and other stresses. John Innes Centre researchers suggest that calcium waves transmitted through plants are not the primary response but are...
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News Defra’s Precision Breeding (Gene Editing) Bill progresses to House of Lords
The John Innes Centre is pleased to see continued progress of the Government’s Precision Breeding (Gene Editing) Bill in parliament this week. The Bill progressed through its third reading in the House of Commons and into the House of Lords for debate. The Bill aims to update the regulation of precision breed organisms in England and...
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News Investigation into cell size attracts major funding
An ambitious scientific investigation probing the mysteries of cell size has been awarded five-year funding
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