A Visit to Vavilov
In February 2017, Professor George Lomonossoff and Dr Ian Gibson revived a hundred-year relationship between the John Innes Centre and St Petersburg, Russia.
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Blog The story of Arabidopsis – Part 3
Arabidopsis’ story continues (catch up on part 1 and part 2) and the weed now forms the foundation of thousands of studies around the world, including at the John Innes Centre.
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Press Release Life in the fast lane: how plants avoid traffic jams
Traffic jams are the curse of the commute, the scourge of the school run and the bane of Bank Holidays. But gridlocked motorists and students of traffic flow may soon be relieved and enlightened thanks to new research into plants
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Blog The story of Arabidopsis – Part 2
It would be easy to assume that with the characteristics laid out in part 1 of this blog, that Arabidopsis was always an obvious choice as a model organism, however its story is as tangled and complex as the bed of weeds it was plucked from.
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Press Release Anglers’ delight as algal blooms breakthrough highlights innovative science
Millions of fish-deaths caused by toxic Prymnesium algal blooms could be prevented with the application of a household chemical best known for bleaching hair, breakthrough research has revealed
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News Hormonal tug-of-war helps plant roots navigate their journey through the soil, new international study finds
A sophisticated mechanism that allows plant roots to quickly respond to changes in soil conditions has been identified by an international research team
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Blog Arabidopsis; the (not so) humble weed – Part 1
Depending on the type of person you are, if someone described you as having “no particular virtues or uses” it may make you pretty determined to prove that person wrong and become unequivocally useful.
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Press Release Green revolution genes promise additional yield
Untangling the genetics that control and regulate the yield of a crop is a complicated, but potentially rewarding puzzle
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Press Release Plant-produced polio vaccines could help eradicate age old disease
Plants have been used to produce a new vaccine against poliovirus in what is hoped to be a major step towards global eradication of the disease.
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