Meet the Molecules: Mirror molecules in plants and fungi
Plants and fungi are very often tangled together in nature. They are either friends (forming mutually beneficial partnerships) or foes (plant defence vs pathogenic fungi).
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Blog CEPAMS symposium 2018
An early start from Norwich Airport for a flight to Amsterdam and the onward journey to Beijing begins with a wait as the short hop to the Netherlands is slightly delayed by mist.
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News Fighting back: new study reveals unprecedented details of plant-pathogen co-evolution
The co-evolution of plant - pathogen interactions has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a study of one of the world’s deadliest crop killer
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Blog Nanopore sequencing for plant disease diagnostics in Ethiopia
Following extensive training at the John Innes Centre, our visiting scientist Abel Debebe Mitiku will lead the deployment of the first real-time, mobile diagnostics platform for wheat yellow rust in Ethiopia this summer.
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Press Release Newly-discovered plant enzymes open the door to novel compound production
A wealth of previously undescribed plant enzymes have been discovered by scientists at the John Innes Centre
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Blog Technician Commitment – 1 year on
In May 2017 we joined 35 universities and research institutes backing a pledge to support our technicians by becoming founding signatories of the Technician Commitment.
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News Pulses raised as new study reveals secrets of the plant that keeps people calm
Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in new research
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Blog Athena SWAN Gold – 1 year on
One year on from becoming the first Institution to be awarded Athena SWAN Gold, its impact on our culture continues to grow.
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News Devastating plant virus is revealed in atomic detail
One of the world’s most lethal families of plant viruses has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a new study that may provide clues to preventing the global spread of the pathogen.
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