Opportunities for agricultural technology or ‘agri-tech’ in the East of England are set to grow significantly due to the exploitation of innovative science, the increase in both global population, the demand for food

The John Innes Centre, an internationally renowned plant and microbial science institute, is leading the way in a national drive to retain women in scientific careers

GM purple tomatoes are being harvested in Ontario, Canada, for future research and to attract interest from private investors

Scientists have discovered that changing temperatures can have a big effect on resistance to yellow rust, one of the most serious diseases of wheat

The gene that has provided spring barley with resistance to powdery mildew for over 30 years increases susceptibility to newly-important disease Ramularia leaf spot

Four PhD students appointed in India, Kenya and Ethiopia, will contribute to £1.4 million research to combat wheat stripe rust

A key theory of the cell cycle of asymmetric bacteria, which has prevailed for the last ten years, has been disproved by a combined approach using mathematical modelling and genetic experiments

Researchers on the Norwich Research Park have patented a quick, simple dipstick flu test using sugar labelled with gold

A simple test to check for toxic algae is set to make huge improvements to fish health and ecosystems benefiting fish farming and angling throughout the world