DNA topoisomerases – vital multi-tasking enzymes
Important advances in the understanding of DNA topoisomerases are discussed in a new review led by John Innes Centre researchers
Read the storyImportant advances in the understanding of DNA topoisomerases are discussed in a new review led by John Innes Centre researchers
Read the storyFormer colleagues have fondly remembered the rich and varied achievements of Professor Jeffrey “Jeff” Davies, a leading figure in plant virology at the John Innes Centre for more than 20 years
Read the storyA new genomic tool has been launched to help the global community of wheat rust researchers, enabling simultaneous interrogation of gene expression data for the notorious yellow rust pathogen and its wheat host
Read the storyThe image of Gregor Mendel as a man leading a life isolated from the rest of the world combining scientific experiments with monastic duties needs to be revised according to new evidence which has been uncovered by Peter van Dijk and Noel Ellis
Read the storyProfessor Anne Osbourn has been appointed to the scientific advisory board of the US plant-based technology company Calyxt
Read the storyResearchers have found a gene in wheat that acts to promote rust fungal infection. Disrupting the function of this gene provides resistance to two of the most economically damaging diseases of wheat worldwide - yellow and stem rust
Read the storyA question puzzling molecular biologists concerns how mRNA processing sites are precisely recognised; particularly how are they distinguished from surrounding sites with similar sequence content?
Read the storyA new UK centre of excellence is being set up by partners on the Norwich Research Park to improve global food security which is threatened by the effects of climate change
Read the storyTwo talented early-career scientists have won £2.5m funding from the global health charity Wellcome Trust, to carry forward their influential research at the John Innes Centre
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