A new innovation hub on the Norwich Research Park focused on research into biofortification is now open to membership applications from the industry and academic research community in the United Kingdom. Anyone working on biofortification, at any career stage, is welcome to join this network by applying to become a member. Whether you’re in a...

We are pleased that the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has passed into law, receiving Royal Assent from the King. This Act will enable the development and marketing of gene edited crops in England and is a major step towards modernising our crop breeding. A growing world population requires an ever-increasing volume of food to...

Dr Rebecca Devine has been awarded a BBSRC Discovery Fellowship to take forward her innovative research into finding the antibiotics of the future. Rebecca is one of 22 outstanding early career scientists to be named today under the prestigious programme that offers three-year fellowships worth up to £400,000. BBSRC’s Discovery Fellowships are offered to individuals...

A novel role for molecular nano-syringes found in the antibiotic-producing bacteria Streptomyces has been revealed

Technical experts from the research community have been recognised for their excellence, across a range of categories

Bacteria can pass genetic information among themselves to gain an advantage over competitors in their environment

Baroness Eliza Manningham-Buller, a former Director General of the UK Security Service, MI5, and the first female Chair of the Wellcome Trust, has been appointed as an honorary advisor to the John Innes Centre’s Governing Council. Eliza rose to public prominence as the Director General of MI5, in October 2002 and retired from the role...

Dr Yiliang Ding and her group have been awarded European funding to take forward their field-leading research into the structure of RNA

Innovative research has uncovered the secret of how plants make limonoids, a family of valuable organic chemicals which include bee-friendly insecticides and have potential as anti-cancer drugs