Not so simple: mosses and ferns offer new hope for crop protection
Mosses, liverworts, ferns and algae may offer an exciting new research frontier in the global challenge of protecting crops from the threat of disease
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Press Release Growing Influence: The John Innes Centre’s impact on the UK and Global Economy is on the rise
An assessment of the John Innes Centre’s socio-economic impact highlights substantial contributions to both the UK and global economy, with over £15 returned to the UK economy for every £1 invested in research. Socio-economic impact has been quantified in an independent report which highlights our position as a global leader in bioscience research, training, and...
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Blog Understanding the molecular machines that express photosynthetic genes; Introducing Michael Webster
Last month we were joined by Dr Michael Webster, who has joined the John Innes Centre as a Group Leader. We sat down with Michael to learn more about his research, scientific interests and career so far
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Blog From Science Camp to PhD; Introducing Rose McNelly
We caught up with Rose McNelly about her experience on the Year 10 Science Camp, what she has been up to since, and her return to do a PhD here at the John Innes Centre
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News New species of bacteria named after the John Innes Centre
A newly discovered species of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has been named after the academic institute where it was identified – the John Innes Centre
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Blog The ever-growing story of botany
When hearing the term “Botany” names such as Linnaeus, Banks, and Humboldt first come to one’s mind, followed by the images of them hunting for enormous and colourful flowers through the forests of the world. But, in 1836, a new era of Botany was marked by the publication of “The power of movement in plants” by no other than Charles Darwin and his son Francis
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Press Release Scientists solve the grass leaf conundrum
Grass is cut regularly by our mowers and grazed on by cows and sheep, yet continues to grow back. The secret to its remarkable regenerative powers lies in part in the shape of its leaves, but how that shape arises has been a topic of longstanding debate
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News RNA findings offer new perspective for breeding polyploid crops
Crops often have multiple genomes hybridised from their parents, a condition known as polyploidy and a major route to the formation of new species in plants and an important way of improving agronomic traits in crops
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Blog Driven by curiosity; Introducing new Group Leader Dmitry Ghilarov
Dr Dmitry Ghilarov joined us in October as one of our new intake of Group Leaders. His new group will be investigating protein molecular machines to discover, design and develop better antimicrobials
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