Flea beetle fight gets fresh funding injection
Researchers working to combat a devastating pest of oilseed rape have been supported by a fresh injection of funds
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Blog Microbial science inspires immersive digital art
An internationally acclaimed artist, Henry Driver, has created an interactive digital artwork ‘Secrets of Soil’ taking inspiration from microbial research here at the John Innes Centre
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Blog Molecular breeding to enhance wheat in Kenya and Ethiopia
Researchers from the John Innes Centre and BecA-ILRI Hub have implemented a fast and easy-to-use genotyping technology, Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR (KASP), which has allowed African wheat researchers to drive their own research in Africa
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News Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett appointed as Chair of Governing Council
Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett has been announced as the next Chair of the John Innes Centre’s Governing Council
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Press Release How sex cells get the right genetic mix – an interdisciplinary approach solves a century-old puzzle
A new discovery explains what determines the number and position of genetic exchanges that occur in sex cells, such as pollen and eggs in plants, or sperm and eggs in humans
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07 SepEvent 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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