Excellence in plant and microbial science
UK Scientists, in collaboration with groups in Europe and the US, have discovered why the green peach aphid (Myzus persicae) is one of the most destructive pests to many of our most important crops
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The John Innes Centre is pleased to welcome Veronica Guwela from the University of Malawi, for a three-month placement as part of her AWARD (African Women in Agricultural Research and Development) fellowship
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Scientists have published new evidence that plant tissues can have a preferred direction of growth and that this characteristic is essential for producing complex plant shapes
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Leaf Systems International Ltd, a spin out company built on the world-leading UK bioscience research that takes place at the John Innes Centre, was today officially opened by Jo Johnson, Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation
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A team of scientists in the UK and USA have generated a new ground-breaking resource of ten million mutations in bread and pasta wheat varieties
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John Innes Centre scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding how valuable anti-cancer compounds are produced in the Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus)
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January 2017 sees the launch of a new 5-year project BBSRC Brassica, Rapeseed and Vegetable Optimisation (BRAVO), funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
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Norwich Research Park scientists have won a prestigious international award for a breakthrough that could help the fight against antibiotic resistance
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On Wednesday 2 November, the Centre of Excellence for Plant and Microbial Science (CEPAMS), jointly established by China Academy of Sciences (CAS) and John Innes Centre, officially launched in Beijing with its first laboratory open for research
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