Plants have a plan for all seasons
Many plants need to avoid flowering in the autumn, even if conditions are favourable, otherwise they would perish in winter
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News New book champions “hard” science in the messy world of plant biology
A new book edited by a leading John Innes Centre scientist highlights the importance of physical, mathematical and computational approaches to plant biology
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Press Release Genetic study reveals how citrus became the Med’s favourite squeeze
Genetic detective work has illuminated the important role of Jewish culture in the widespread adoption of citrus fruit by early Mediterranean societies
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Blog A Christmas mystery; something’s missing from the kissing plant
Earlier this year John Innes Centre Scientists working alongside colleagues at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Germany made a surprising discovery
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Blog The story of Women of the Future 2018
We asked some pupils from Diss High School to share their thoughts of Women of the Future 2018
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Press Release Transformed: the plant whose sex life fascinated Charles Darwin
Researchers have genetically transformed the Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris) for the first time in a development that could shed light on one of the plant world’s most renowned reproductive systems.
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Press Release How catnip makes the chemical that causes cats to go crazy
Researchers at John Innes Centre have shed light on how catnip – also known as catmint – produces the chemical that sends cats into a state of wanton abandon
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Press Release UK consortium to combat serious threat to plant health
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Right Honourable Lord Henley, has announced funding for a major bacterial plant diseases research programme
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