Plasmids – host manipulation discovery challenges biology textbooks
Bacteria can pass genetic information among themselves to gain an advantage over competitors in their environment
Read the storyBacteria can pass genetic information among themselves to gain an advantage over competitors in their environment
Read the storyBaroness 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...
Read the storyDr Yiliang Ding and her group have been awarded European funding to take forward their field-leading research into the structure of RNA
Read the storyInnovative 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
Read the storyThe evolutionary secrets that enable the medicinal herb known as barbed skullcap to produce cancer fighting compounds have been unlocked by a collaboration of UK and Chinese researchers
Read the storyA new Innovation Hub for research into biofortification to increase nutrient levels in crops and food is being launched on the Norwich Research Park
Read the storyDr Susan Schlimpert is among 24 life scientists named as new members of the EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organisation) Young Investigator Programme
Read the storySperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until now
Read the storyThe John Innes Centre is pleased to see continued progress of the Government’s Precision Breeding (Gene Editing) Bill in parliament this week. The Bill progressed through its third reading in the House of Commons and into the House of Lords for debate. The Bill aims to update the regulation of precision bred organisms in England and...
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