Curiosity-driven experiment helps unravel antibiotic-resistance mystery
An international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs
Read the storyAn international collaboration has achieved an important breakthrough in understanding the genetic mechanisms that allow bacteria to build resistance to drugs
Read the storyTo truly understand and embrace Neurodiversity, we must examine how it intersects with other identities, such as race, gender, and LGBTQIA+ identities. At the John Innes Centre, our Neurodiversity Project aims to understand and acknowledge these intersections, shedding light on the unique challenges faced by individuals who navigate multiple layers of marginalisation.
Read the storyResearchers have discovered a biological mechanism that makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial soil microbes
Read the storySenior representatives from CIMMYT visited us on 6th January 2025 to discuss current and future collaboration opportunities.
Read the storyWith a changing climate and rising population, improvements to sustainable agriculture are vital to ensuring global food security for the future. Do you have the interest, ability and passion to be part of this pioneering work? AgriTech combines science, technology and engineering to generate innovative ideas to help solve agricultural problems. Find out more about...
Read the story‘Empowering the UK wheat community to achieve gender parity’, a progressive culture improvement initiative led by the John Innes Centre (JIC), The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and Rothamsted Research, has secured funding from the UKRI Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This 12-month project builds on the success of the Rosalind Franklin Women in Wheat...
Read the storyJoin us at this unique conference for both primary and secondary teachers. With hands-on workshops, free resources, and inspirational talks designed to enhance your science teaching. This half day conference is an opportunity to enhance your science offering and learn more about how you can be supported in doing this with a new approach from...
Read the storyThe capacity of bacteria to spread disease across the Plant Kingdom may be much more widespread than previously suspected, according to new analysis
Read the storyOur Strategic Engagement and the Communications teams recently hosted Harshanie Dasanayaka, a Microbes, Microbiomes and Bioinformatics (MMB) programme PhD student funded by the UKRI Medical Research Council (MRC). Harshanie’s professional placement helped her delve deeper into how policy is informed by science, and she shared with us what she had learnt. We caught up with...
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