Excellence in plant and microbial science
Ever since scientists discovered cells under the microscope more than 350 years ago, they have noted that each type of cell has a characteristic size. From tiny bacteria to inches-long neurons, size matters for how cells work. The question of how these building blocks of life regulate their own size, however, has remained a mystery
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How do you go about getting a scientific paper published? We sat down with Publishing Editor Alison Paskins from Cambridge University Press to ask about the process for getting papers published in Quantitative Plant Biology
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An ambitious proposal to reinforce Norfolk and Suffolk as the global centre of excellence for plant science with a focus on nutritious food has been backed by the Department for International Trade
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Professor Anne Osbourn has been appointed as a consultant Professor of Shanghai Jiao Tong University
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The Young Microbiologists Symposium 2021 will feature state-of-the-art presentations in bacterial microbiology, to enhance our understanding of where exciting new developments in the field are heading and help shape our ideas about future research areas
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James Piercy has worked in science communication for over 20 years, so we asked him, what is public engagement?
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Join Quantitative Plant Biology for a journal club series digging into the latest impactful research submitted to the journal with the authors
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Sreya Ghosh, a postdoctoral wheat researcher at the John Innes Centre, has been named on the prestigious Forbes 30 under 30 Europe list 2021
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Urgent investment in new tools is needed to address major global losses of wheat crops which cost £22 billion per year
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