Landmark study generates first genomic atlas for worldwide wheat
Researchers from the John Innes Centre and Earlham Institute have contributed to a major international collaboration that could catalyse a new era of wheat discovery
Read the storyResearchers from the John Innes Centre and Earlham Institute have contributed to a major international collaboration that could catalyse a new era of wheat discovery
Read the storyA type of wrinkled ‘super pea’ may help control blood sugar levels and could reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, as suggested by a new study
Read the storyThe gene FLC has long been studied as an important component in controlling when plants flower. Now an international study led by the John Innes Centre and collaborators in Sweden has uncovered evidence on how this floral suppressor allows plants to adapt to different winter climates around the world
Read the storyNew UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK’s six major food crops
Read the storyCell polarity can arise within cells and likely orients their growth. Signalling between cells may then coordinate polarity, aligning the heads and tails of different cells in a tissue, guiding how they grow collectively and develop into a plant
Read the storyGenes which confer resistance to the deadly fungal disease stem rust have been successfully transferred from wheat into barley
Read the storyResearchers have shed fresh light on the evolution and function of the shapes we see in nature - using as a model the heart shaped fruits of the Capsella genus
Read the storyCompounds tested for their potential as antibiotics have demonstrated promising activity against one of the deadliest infectious diseases - tuberculosis (TB)
Read the storyResearchers have launched a new web-based genomic tool for the global Brassica research community
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