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Evidence Week 2022 14th-17th November 2022, Westminster With support from the John Innes Foundation, the John Innes Centre will be taking part in Sense About Science’s Evidence Week 2022. We will be offering 1-2-1 briefings and Q&A sessions to MPs, peers and civil servants on the opportunities presented by gene editing, alongside researchers from the...
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Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until now
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New findings about the mechanisms of long-distance signalling in plants were published last month in Science Advances. The findings debunk longstanding theories of how plants rely on calcium waves to respond systemically to wounding and other stresses. John Innes Centre researchers suggest that calcium waves transmitted through plants are not the primary response but are...
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The John Innes Centre is pleased to see continued progress of the Government’s Precision Breeding (Gene Editing) Bill in parliament this week. The Bill progressed through its third reading in the House of Commons and into the House of Lords for debate. The Bill aims to update the regulation of precision bred organisms in England and...
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An ambitious scientific investigation probing the mysteries of cell size has been awarded five-year funding
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Professor Martin Howard has been awarded the 2022 Institute of Physics Rosalind Franklin Medial
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Longstanding theories of how plants rely on calcium waves to respond systemically to wounding and other stresses have been given fresh perspective
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A mechanism used by a fungal pathogen to promote spread of the devastating cereal crop disease, blast, has been revealed in fine detail
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Applications are now open for the Independent Research Fellowships 2022, an initiative where outstanding researchers are invited to apply to attend a Fellows Conference (to be held on 20th February 2023 at the John Innes Centre), with successful candidates being offered a Tenure Track Group Leader position from the outset, initially for 5 years. Dr....
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