Excellence in plant and microbial science
Since the creation of our alumni network earlier this year, we have enjoyed hearing the stories of a huge variety of people who have passed from our institute over the years. One of those people is Dr Kathy Faulkner, who has moved from the lab to the classroom
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Researchers have resolved a longstanding biological debate by revealing the existence and function of complex RNA structures in plants
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Our Germplasm Resources Unit has contributed seed duplicates of our entire 2,922 pea collection to the shelves of the Svalbard Seed Vault
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We spoke to Head of Bioimaging Kim Findlay about the Covid-19 lockdown and how she and her team have adapted to ensure scientists are once again able to peer down the lens
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As the world grapples with a disastrous human health crisis, scientists will gather virtually October 7-9 to discuss strategies to safeguard the health of one of the planet’s most important food sources — wheat
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As our staff increasingly began to work remotely and interact online, Sarah Tolland began work on how we could use online platforms to facilitate larger meetings and events including our iconic Friday Seminar series. We asked Sarah what she has done, what the challenges were and what advice she would offer people looking to run larger events online
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Dr Pawel Mikulski is currently focused on the molecular events behind what constitutes the epigenetic switch, looking for an answer to the question; how do cells know what activity of which genes to switch on or off?
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Genes which confer resistance to the deadly fungal disease stem rust have been successfully transferred from wheat into barley
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Researchers have shed fresh light on the evolution and function of the shapes we see in nature - using as a model the heart shaped fruits of the Capsella genus
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