Excellence in plant and microbial science
Professor Anne Osbourn has always been passionate about popular science writing and the links between science, writing, poetry and art. To that end, alongside her work on plant natural product biosynthesis, Anne has recently had a book of poetry published
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Researchers have identified a previously undescribed component that is important for the ability of bacteria to divide
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Investment in national infrastructure at the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory is ‘essential and urgent’ for solving the enormous environmental and societal challenges that we face, says a new independent strategy published this week
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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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