Excellence in plant and microbial science
On the brick wall beside the entrance to the John Innes Centre reception, there is a white plaque featuring the JIC logo. Underneath the blue squares and name, you will find three words that sum up the mission of the organisation: Unlocking Nature’s Diversity.
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Dr Chris Morgan has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship to carry forward his exciting investigations into the mysteries of meiosis
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Recent discovery of the Ug99 wheat stem rust strain in Nepal has once again emphasised the need for vigilance to protect Nepal’s third most important food crop from any large-scale outbreaks of this devastating wheat disease
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A consortium of four UK research organisations led by the John Innes Centre has won £3m Defra funding to enable the development of climate resilient legume crops
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On Monday 29th July, the JIC/TSL Annual Student Science Meeting (ASM) unfolded with a fresh energy, designed by students, for students. Hosted by the John Innes Centre (JIC) and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) student voices, this event was a unique opportunity for students to display their innovative research in a relaxed and supportive environment. This...
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Bacteria use their internal 24-hour clocks to anticipate the arrival of new seasons, according to research carried out with the assistance of an ‘ice bucket challenge.’
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A pioneering UK-Japanese collaborative study has used a series of innovative field experiments to show how plants combine circadian clock signals with environmental cues under naturally fluctuating conditions
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A major international study has explained how bread wheat helped to transform the ancient world on its path to becoming the iconic crop that today sustains a global population of eight billion
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Insights into the function of DNA Topoisomerase VI (Topo VI) may provide a springboard for drug discovery and crop protection
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