What is science communication?
Following the 2019 AAAS General Meeting, our Head of Communication and Engagement, Dr Felicity Perry reflects on what she saw, heard and discussed at the “world’s largest scientific gathering”
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Press Release Surprise findings turn up the temperature on the study of vernalization
New evidence has emerged about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could help farmers deal with financially damaging weather fluctuations
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News New appointment for UK-wide Xylella pathogen consortium
A major research programme focussing on building UK resilience to the bacterial plant pathogen Xylella fastidiosa, has announced a new appointment
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News Time-lapse microscopy helps reveal brake mechanism in Streptomyces lifecycle
Streptomyces are soil-dwelling bacteria that produce approximately two-thirds of the antibiotics in current clinical use
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Press Release Rapid gene cloning technique will transform crop disease protection
Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild plants and transfer them into domestic crops
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Blog Annalisa; from student to teacher
In December 2018, Annalisa Bellandi undertook her 3-month Professional Internship for PhD Students in Kenya, going from student to teacher. This is her story
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Press Release Snapdragon enters the genomic age
Researchers have successfully assembled a near-complete genome sequence of the popular plant model system Antirrhinum majus
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Blog Tales from Anne; Gnomeageddon
The tale of Princess Anne and the renegade garden gnomes
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Press Release Ladybird, ladybird found a new home
Insect-studying researchers have thanked the public for their help in establishing a thriving new colony of ladybirds at the John Innes Centre
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