Plant geneticists from Norwich’s John Innes Centre working with experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have uncovered how the memory of cold, so important for flowering, is erased every generation in plants

Plant scientists have made a breakthrough that could lead to new, high-yielding, disease-resistant crop varieties

A mild 2013/14 winter has led to an explosion in the number and reach of the Spanish Slug in Great Britain

Scientists studying how bacteria produce spores have made a double discovery - they have identified the mystery signaling molecule that orchestrates the process of sporulation and also the unique way in which it works

The John Innes Centre has recently completed an oral history project with a grant from the East of England Regional Archives Council (EERAC)

The genetic mechanism controlling wheat breeding has been uncovered by a team of scientists at the John Innes Centre

BBSRC’s Most Promising Innovators of the Year, Professor Cathie Martin and Dr Eugenio Butelli from the John Innes Centre, have announced the launch of their new biotech company, Persephone Bio Ltd

Parts of the primordial soup in which life arose have been maintained in our cells today according to scientists at the University of East Anglia and John Innes Centre

Ramularia leaf spot is one of the top two diseases of spring barley in Scotland and Ireland and can cause yield losses of 15% or more if not controlled