Insect-studying researchers have thanked the public for their help in establishing a thriving new colony of ladybirds at the John Innes Centre

Genetic detective work has illuminated the important role of Jewish culture in the widespread adoption of citrus fruit by early Mediterranean societies

Researchers have genetically transformed the Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris) for the first time in a development that could shed light on one of the plant world’s most renowned reproductive systems. 

Researchers at John Innes Centre have shed light on how catnip – also known as catmint – produces the chemical that sends cats into a state of wanton abandon

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Right Honourable Lord Henley, has announced funding for a major bacterial plant diseases research programme

Technology first used by NASA to grow plants extra-terrestrially is fast tracking improvements in a range of crops

Cells are the building blocks of life that grow and divide to create all living things.

Researchers have found an important class of sugars in algae, that could lead to a better understanding of algal blooms.

A major grant to fund curiosity-driven research into plant communication has been awarded to a John Innes Centre researcher and colleagues from two European institutes