Excellence in plant and microbial science
A collaboration between one of our PhD students and an illustration student from the Norwich University of Arts has led to an engaging children’s book highlighting the importance of plant health
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Important advances in the understanding of DNA topoisomerases are discussed in a new review led by John Innes Centre researchers
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Former colleagues have fondly remembered the rich and varied achievements of Professor Jeffrey “Jeff” Davies, a leading figure in plant virology at the John Innes Centre for more than 20 years
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You take a seed home, put it in the ground, water it, and a few months later it has grown into a plant smarter than your smartphone. A miracle? Plants perform such feats all the time. As well as growing themselves, plants can do many other things that would defeat a smartphone. They can make...
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A new genomic tool has been launched to help the global community of wheat rust researchers, enabling simultaneous interrogation of gene expression data for the notorious yellow rust pathogen and its wheat host
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Rotation PhD student Emma Raven joined our Rotation PhD programme. Emma co-chairs the JIC Student Voice with Josh Waites, and is currently working on plasmodesmata and plant communication. We asked Emma about her project, and the importance of communication in cells, and in the student community
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Researchers have identified a critical mechanism that allows deadly bacteria to gain resistance to antibiotics
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The image of Gregor Mendel as a man leading a life isolated from the rest of the world combining scientific experiments with monastic duties needs to be revised according to new evidence which has been uncovered by Peter van Dijk and Noel Ellis
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Professor Anne Osbourn has been appointed to the scientific advisory board of the US plant-based technology company Calyxt
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