How we’re harnessing the power of plants and microbes to combat climate change
This week is Net Zero Week so we have taken a look at the work we do to help decrease the carbon footprint of agriculture
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The Director's Blog We need a truly integrated vision for the Life Sciences
This month saw the launch of a new 'Life Sciences Vision' from Government. With the year that we have had, and the incredible role that research has played in combatting COVID-19 through developing diagnostics and vaccines, it’s easy to see why the Government wants to celebrate this area of science
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Press Release Landmark field trials show potential of gene-editing
Field trials investigating healthy compounds in agronomically important brassica crops have underlined the “immense potential” of gene editing technology, say researchers
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News Showcasing the region’s food science to attract foreign investment
An ambitious proposal to reinforce Norfolk and Suffolk as the global centre of excellence for plant science with a focus on nutritious food has been backed by the Department for International Trade
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Press Release Open-source, free to use image library for genome-editing and genetic modification
We have launched an open-source image library for journalists, writers and picture editors seeking to bring content on genome-editing and genetic modification to life
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Press Release Shedding light on the long and the short of plant growth
What keeps some plants squatting close to the soil while others - even those closely related - reach high for the skies?
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Blog The many ingredients of food security; introducing Natasha Grist and Peter Emmrich from the Norwich Institute of Sustainable Development
Earlier this month we launched the Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development, a cross-Norwich Research Park collaboration focusing on food security and sustainability. We sat down with Dr Peter Emmrich and Dr Natasha Grist to ask them about the new institute and how they got involved
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Blog Atlas puts wheat resistance genes on the map
An ambitious proposal to create a resistance gene “atlas” as a resource for the international wheat community has been outlined in a new review
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News Innovative gene stacks enhance wheat rust resistance
John Innes Centre researchers have helped in the development of pioneering gene stacking techniques to combat the growing threat of wheat rust
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