Why bumbling bees prefer yellow flowers to red – and why it matters for biodiversity
Some years ago, scientists examining wild plants in a western corner of the United States encountered a curiously colourful example of biodiversity
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Blog Beyond awareness: creating an Autism-affirming environment
As part of our Understanding, Valuing and Celebrating Neurodiversity Project, we've been taking tangible steps to create a workplace where Autistic researchers and staff can truly thrive.
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Press Release A legacy unlocked: Mendel-inspired breakthrough that could transform global pea farming
The iconic pea plant experiments of Gregor Mendel laid the foundations for the science of genetics. Now 160 years on, an international research collaboration has used genomics, bioinformatics and genetics to map the diversity of a globally important pea collection – revealing secrets behind the traits that Mendel made famous and uncovering agriculturally useful genetic diversity on an unprecedented scale
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Blog Equipping the next generation of female leaders in wheat research
As part of the Rosalind Franklin Women in Wheat Champions programme, we welcomed twenty-nine early-career female wheat researchers from twelve different organisations to undertake female leadership training at our Dorothea de Winton Field Station.
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Blog Green Impact Awards 2025 – making science greener in Norwich
Laboratory-based research is essential for advancing society but it is also extremely energy and resource intensive. It’s estimated that laboratories are responsible for around 2% of global plastic waste and use 3-10 times more energy per metre squared than a typical office.
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News Deep dive into plant signalling data reveals a noisy “elephant in the room.”
A far-reaching study has cast doubt on statistical methods used to identify long distance signalling networks in plants
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News Advances Winter 2024/25 – digital edition now available
Welcome to the latest e-edition of Advances – the John Innes Centre magazine. After a short publication pause, we are back, with a magazine full of scientific achievements.
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News John Innes Centre commits to assessment reform to ensure the quality and impact of its research
The John Innes Centre has joined the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA), alongside more than 700 research organisations, funders and professional societies, to implement reform in the assessment of research, researchers, and research organisations.
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News Does this breakthrough mark a new epigenetic chapter in crop breeding?
Researchers have made an important breakthrough in unlocking the power of epigenetic variation in crop breeding
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