Seeing the bigger picture: imaging technique widens our view on the inner worlds of plants and their guests
Plants come in all shapes and sizes – but why, and how?
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News New antibiotic from bacteria found on an ant could beat MRSA
A new antibiotic, produced by bacteria found on a species of African ant, is very potent against antibiotic-resistant ‘superbugs’ like MRSA according to scientists
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Press Release How to be a successful pest: lessons from the green peach aphid
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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News John Innes Centre welcomes third AWARD fellow, Veronica Guwela
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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News New research on why plant tissues have a sense of direction
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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Press Release Spin-off Leaf Systems opened by Science Minister Jo Johnson
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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Press Release Scientists uncover hidden wheat treasures
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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News MIA transport protein no longer missing in action
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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Press Release BBSRC BRAVO: optimising the performance of Brassica crops
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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