Rose named after Janaki Ammal
A new rose hybrid has been named after former John Innes botanist Janaki Ammal
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News New tool reveals how the different shapes of organisms grow
A new tool has been created to explain how tissue growth leads to the range of plant and animal forms we see around us
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Press Release Dorothea de Winton Field Station opens doors to a future of smart farming
The Dorothea de Winton Field Station unveiled this week is a key component in a smart-farming revolution
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Blog What is Genome Editing?
Genome Editing and Genetic Modification may sound the same, but they mean slightly different things, which has led to uncertainty, and different interpretations globally, as to how the two should be regulated
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News Innovator of the Year award recognises impact of international collaboration in wheat disease diagnostics
John Innes Centre researcher Dr Diane Saunders has received a major award for her pioneering work in helping to combat global crop pathogens
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Blog A PhD Internship in Kenya
PhD student Danny Ward has just returned from a 3-month placement in Kenya as part of his PhD, so we asked him what it was like to head out of the lab
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News High-Iron GM Wheat Trials Get Green Light
Field trials of wheat biofortified to produce white flour with extra iron have begun following approval by the Government
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Press Release Plants and the art of microbial maintenance
It’s been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots
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Blog Oilseed Rape and the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle
Oilseed rape crops are worth £700m+ to the UK economy each year but are increasingly vulnerable to the devastating Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle. We asked PhD student Lucy Thursfield, who is working on CSFB in collaboration with French company Innolea to explain what the problem is and how we are working towards a solution
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