Placing Mendel back among the Mendelians
Two new studies have mounted a robust defence of Gregor Mendel against historic criticism that questions his place as “Father of Genetics.”
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News Defra Secretary of State visits John Innes Centre
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs the Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey visited the John Innes Centre in Norwich to learn more about the world-leading research that is delivering healthier, more resilient and more sustainably produced food
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News A new Achilles Heel gene discovered in plant-pathogen interactions
A research collaboration has identified members of the DA1 family of growth-regulatory enzymes as targets of effectors secreted by the oomycete pathogen Albugo candida, which causes white blister rust, a widespread disease of Brassica crops
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News Can new bean genome boost food security in drought-prone regions?
An international team of researchers has fully sequenced the genome of a climate resilient bean that could bolster food security in drought-prone regions
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Blog Life out there? Scanning plant space for new communication networks
Postdoctoral researcher Franziska Hoerbst and Dr Melissa Tomkins are pioneering new computational-based techniques to track the root to shoot voyage of long-distance signalling molecules through plants
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Blog Fruitful connections: Newfound Farm, Cringleford Heights and the John Innes legacy
For more than forty years, the John Innes Centre farmed the land at Newfound Farm, Cringleford, just along Colney Lane from the main laboratory buildings here in Norwich
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News “An opportunity I will never forget” – wheat researcher receives major award in Mexico
An outstanding early-career wheat researcher has received international recognition for her innovative and dedicated research.
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Press Release How plants cope with the cold light of day – and why it matters for future crops
Research led by the John Innes Centre has discovered a cold “coping” mechanism that is under the control of the plant biological clock and could offer solutions to breeding more resilience into crops less suited to cold climates
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News Opportunity to join the Biofortification Hub now open for membership and funding applications
A new innovation hub on the Norwich Research Park focused on research into biofortification is now open to membership applications from the industry and academic research community in the United Kingdom. Anyone working on biofortification, at any career stage, is welcome to join this network by applying to become a member. Whether you’re in a...
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