Opening the way for global innovation in biotech
The OpenMTA, a new legal tool to enable open exchange of biological materials launched.
Read the story-
Press Release -
Press Release Call for clarity after EU ruling on gene-edited crops
The John Innes Centre has joined a call for the Government to address the implications of a European Union judicial ruling that classes gene-edited crops as Genetically Modified Organisms
Read the story -
Press Release John Innes Centre wins funding for grass pea project in Sub-Saharan Africa
A ground-breaking John Innes Centre project to cultivate grass pea in drought-prone areas has been awarded £1.2m funding.
Read the story -
Press Release Previously grainy wheat genome comes into focus
The complete sequence of the huge wheat genome has been published
Read the story -
Press Release Memory bank for forgotten antibiotics launched
A drug discovery tool, the first of its kind, has been launched in a fresh bid to revitalise the urgent search for new antibiotics
Read the story -
Press Release Newly-discovered plant enzymes open the door to novel compound production
A wealth of previously undescribed plant enzymes have been discovered by scientists at the John Innes Centre
Read the story -
Press Release John Innes Centre pulse crop research in £1.3m funding boost
The John Innes Centre is set to receive a £1.3 million boost to support its pioneering research in improving the resilience and sustainability of UK pulse crops, Environment Secretary Michael Gove announced today
Read the story -
Press Release Deadly behaviour-modifying chemical weapon identified in insect-world arms race
Researchers probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical weapon used in the arms race between fungus-farming leafcutter ants and the parasites that plague them.
Read the story -
Press Release Mistletoe mystery – something’s missing from the kissing plant
A new scientific study, has cast dramatic light on that evergreen festive favourite, mistletoe
Read the story