Stress test finds cracks in the resistance of harmful hospital bugs
Research has identified critical factors that enable dangerous bacteria to spread disease by surviving on surfaces in hospitals and kitchens
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News Tracing the start of starch granules in wheat
New factors that control the way starch granules form in wheat have been discovered. The findings could lead long-term to the production of improved cereal crops containing high-quality, healthier starches
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News Explore hidden world of microbes in new comic book
We have collaborated with a microbiologist at the University of Liverpool, who has co-written a comic book aiming to help young people aged 10 and above understand the wonder of microbes
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Blog Forget me not; our plant and microbial alumni
Beginning life as an old, rather out of date database of a few names, our alumni network has been given a new lease of life by a project to reinvigorate our relationship with our alumni
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Press Release Shedding light on the long and the short of plant growth
What keeps some plants squatting close to the soil while others - even those closely related - reach high for the skies?
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News Fascination of Plants Day: become a plant scientist for a day
On Tuesday 18 May, join plant enthusiasts all around the world and take part in the first-ever virtual Fascination of Plants Day
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News Phyllotaxis modelling project wins funding from The Human Frontier Science Program
The Dr Richard Smith lab has received funding from The Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) to investigate phyllotaxis and how a single cell can shape a shoot
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Blog Is vertical farming the future of agriculture?
Vertical farming is a relatively recent development, which has the potential to allow us to grow crops in a controlled environment and providing an alternative approach to conventional farming
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22 AprEvent Innes Lecture 2021 – Visible Embryos: A History of Human Development
This year’s Innes lecture explores the links between two challenges: producing images of hidden objects and controlling human reproduction
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