The co-evolution of plant - pathogen interactions has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a study of one of the world’s deadliest crop killer

Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in new research

One of the world’s most lethal families of plant viruses has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a new study that may provide clues to preventing the global spread of the pathogen.

New research has delved into the genetic memory systems through which plants pass seasonal information down to their seeds to give them the best chance of reproductive success

New research has uncovered a surprise link between a common bacterial toxin found in the gut and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Professor Cathie Martin, a project leader in metabolic biology at the John Innes Centre, has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Barrie Wilkinson, a project leader in molecular microbiology at the John Innes Centre, has been awarded the Royal Society of Chemistry Interdisciplinary Prize for 2018.

John Innes Centre scientist Professor Graham Moore and University of Bristol’s Professor Keith Edwards have been jointly awarded the 2018 Rank Prize in Nutrition (Human and Animal Nutrition and Crop Husbandry) for their exceptional contribution to wheat research

Europe’s ash dieback epidemic could have been caused by just one or two mushroom-like fruiting bodies of a fungal pathogen from Asia, according to research published today.