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Plant RNA Structure Symposium
The 2021 Plant RNA Structure Symposium, will take place from Tuesday 7 September - Thursday 9 September
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Blog Taking the Conference experience online and resurrecting the Norwich – Cambridge Student Symposium
Organised for students, by students, the ‘Norwich-Cambridge Student Symposium (NoCaSS)’ brings together plant and microbial students from the Norwich Research Park and Cambridge
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News Take action to harness the unique contribution of plant genetic innovation, government urged
Responding to last week’s National Food Strategy, leading players along the length of the UK’s crop improvement pipeline, from fundamental and applied genetic science to commercial plant breeding, have issued a joint call on the Government to take action to harness the unique contribution of plant genetics in securing a more sustainable food future
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Press Release How the adaxial-abaxial axis is regulated during radial symmetry establishment at the Arabidopsis gynoecium apex
The role of the hormone auxin has been shown to play a key role in the patterning along the apical-basal and medio-lateral axes; how the adaxial-abaxial axis is regulated during radial symmetry establishment at the Arabidopsis gynoecium apex has not been extensively studied until now
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Blog How we’re harnessing the power of plants and microbes to combat climate change
This week is Net Zero Week so we have taken a look at the work we do to help decrease the carbon footprint of agriculture
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The Director's Blog We need a truly integrated vision for the Life Sciences
This month saw the launch of a new 'Life Sciences Vision' from Government. With the year that we have had, and the incredible role that research has played in combatting COVID-19 through developing diagnostics and vaccines, it’s easy to see why the Government wants to celebrate this area of science
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Press Release Newly discovered role for CTP in ensuring faithful cell division in bacteria
To grow and multiply efficiently, bacteria must coordinate cell division with chromosome segregation
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Blog The twisting roots of a biology career; Introducing Dr Susan Duncan
In a busy and varied career researching the role of RNA in root development, Susan Duncan has worked with Professor Dame Caroline Dean, Dr Verônica Grieneisen, Professor Anthony Hall and Professor Philip Benfey. We sat down with Susan to discuss her work so far and how she arrived at this point
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News How the same plant species can programme itself to flower at different times in different climates
Researchers led by Professor Caroline Dean have uncovered the genetic basis for variations in the vernalization response shown by plants growing in very different climates, linking epigenetic mechanisms with evolutionary change
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