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You may not have heard of geosmin but, wherever you may be on this planet, it is highly likely that you’d recognise its smell. New research by scientists in Sweden and the UK has helped to explain why it exists
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A new study using the model species Streptomyces venezuelae has shown that c-di-GMP intervenes later in development to control the differentiation of the reproductive hyphae into spores
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Researchers have identified the critical last pieces of a genetic defence system that gives oats resistance to soil pathogens
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Microbial science may look at the microscopic, but the breadth of microbial research being done here at the John Innes Centre is massive, so here’s an A-Z covering some of it
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One of the biggest global challenges of the 21st century has brought members of the international research community together to assess the next steps for research
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What if, under certain environmental conditions, production of these molecules gave a selection advantage to Streptomyces formicae: could the organism adapt (evolve) rapidly, maybe even through a single mutation, to produce much higher levels of the formicapyridines?
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Scientists from the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory today joined colleagues from across Europe in calling for an urgent rethink of EU legislation on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)
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Detailed exploration of ant nests in the thorny acacia trees in Kenya have revealed a new species of bacteria called, Streptomyces formicae KY5
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It’s been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots
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