Gene-editing discovery yields high promise for wheat fertility in a changing climate
A gene which has profound effects on the production of seeds has been identified by researchers
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News Lesley Mitchenall recognised with Lifetime Achievement Award
We are delighted to announce that Lesley Mitchenall has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the first Research Institute Technician Awards
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News Condensation clue explains how plants sense changing autumnal temperature
As the weather cools in autumn, you may notice the process of condensation, with water droplets forming on windows. Researchers have found that a similar process – biophysical condensation - is happening inside plants and allows them to sense fluctuating temperatures
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Blog Analysing and visualising large genomic data sets; Introducing Ricardo H. Ramirez-Gonzalez
Ricardo H. Ramirez-Gonzalez is a Postdoctoral Scientist, focused on wheat genomics. We spoke to Ricardo to find out more about his research and his role with our ‘Race and Ethnicity Equality and Diversity’ working group
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Press Release How bread wheat got its gluten: Tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat
Genetic detective work has uncovered an obscure ancestor of modern bread wheat, in a finding similar to uncovering a famous long-lost relative through DNA analysis in humans
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01 NovEvent Evidence Week 2021
In partnership with the John Innes Foundation, we are taking part in Sense about Science’s ‘Evidence Week 2021’
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Press Release How legumes give oxygen to symbiotic bacteria in their roots
Scientists discover the genetics inside legumes that control the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule, crucial to the plant’s close relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria
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News Professor Dale Sanders announces intention to step down as Director in 2023
Professor Dale Sanders has announced his intention to retire in March 2023, after more than a decade as Director of the John Innes Centre
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Blog Zombie plants, witches’ brooms and the cauldron of curious science
Carrots, ants, snails, strawberries, mice, and major cereal crops are just a few of the many organisms that can be turned into zombies: kept alive on life support under the manipulating spell of parasites
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