Plant pathology award for John Innes Centre researcher
Professor Paul Nicholson, whose research investigates some of the major diseases of food crops, has been honoured by a leading society in the field of plant pathology
Read the storyProfessor Paul Nicholson, whose research investigates some of the major diseases of food crops, has been honoured by a leading society in the field of plant pathology
Read the storyGregor Mendel, the Moravian monk, was indeed “decades ahead of his time and truly deserves the title of ‘founder of genetics.’” This is the conclusion of a team of international scientists as the 200th Birthday of Mendel approaches on 20 July
Read the storyProfessor Anne Osbourn (OBE, FRS, Foreign Member of the NAS) has been elected as a member of the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO)
Read the storyDr Tung Le has been awarded a prestigious Lister Fellowship in recognition of his group’s innovative research and its potential for antibiotic discovery
Read the storyWe welcome draft legislation introduced in the House of Commons today which will enable development and marketing of precision bred crops in England. The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Bill plans to create a simpler regulatory and approval process for ‘precision bred’ crops, which have targeted genetic changes which could have arisen through traditional breeding or...
Read the storyLast week 21 researchers from the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and iDE Nepal, took part in a workshop to equip them with the most advanced genetic testing methodology for strain-level diagnostics of the deadly wheat yellow rust fungus.
Read the storyDr Philippa Borrill has received a prestigious award from The Society of Experimental Biology (SEB
Read the storyUnderstanding how wheat roots can fine tune the activity of soil microbes for the benefit of agriculture is the focus of an international collaboration starting this spring
Read the storyAn ambitious international partnership will investigate the forests and farmlands of Nepal as a bio-diverse hotspot to inform global practices in combatting pathogens and pests.
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