Controlling Cell Division: Do plants get cancer?
Cancers are a great concern to humans, but do not seem to be as great a threat to plants – why? Here we take a look at plant cell biology to find out more.
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Press Release John Innes Centre responds to new legislation for gene editing research in plants
We welcome changes to the regulation of genome edited plants announced by Defra which aim to cut unnecessary red tape when using the technology in plants for research and development.
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Blog The Top Five Blogs of 2021
As we begin a new year, we thought we’d take a look back and share the most read blogs from last year, plus a few others.
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News Smart soil bugs offer farmers an ecofriendly route to controlling crop diseases
An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.
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The Director's Blog Four things I have learned about science as a collaborative endeavour
It’s not an overstatement to say that collaborations are crucial for the success of the John Innes Centre, and partnerships are a vitally important part of our culture here. Here I outline four key elements that I have learned about making the most of collaborations.
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Blog Studying plants, from summer school to PhD
Every summer we welcome undergraduates from across the world on our International Undergraduate Summer School which offers the unique opportunity to spend eight weeks here on the Norwich Research Park. We are delighted Bryony Yates, who attended the summer school in 2018, has returned to the John Innes Centre starting a PhD in plant science in October.
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Press Release The Wolfson Foundation supports a revolutionary new plant and microbial sciences hub
We are delighted to announce that the Wolfson Foundation is generously supporting our ambitious vision Healthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP3), by awarding £1.1 million to the project.
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Blog Understanding the molecular machines that express photosynthetic genes; Introducing Michael Webster
Last month we were joined by Dr Michael Webster, who has joined the John Innes Centre as a Group Leader. We sat down with Michael to learn more about his research, scientific interests and career so far
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Blog From Science Camp to PhD; Introducing Rose McNelly
We caught up with Rose McNelly about her experience on the Year 10 Science Camp, what she has been up to since, and her return to do a PhD here at the John Innes Centre
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