Gene-editing discovery yields high promise for wheat fertility in a changing climate
A gene which has profound effects on the production of seeds has been identified by researchers
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Press Release How bread wheat got its gluten: Tracing the impact of a long-lost relative on modern bread wheat
Genetic detective work has uncovered an obscure ancestor of modern bread wheat, in a finding similar to uncovering a famous long-lost relative through DNA analysis in humans
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Blog Building capacity in DNA sequencing for agricultural biosciences in Africa
Africa is incredibly rich in plant, animal, and human diversity and uncovering the genetic basis of this diversity could hold the key to improving the productivity of crops and livestock and enhancing human health
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Blog Going virtual: MARPLE diagnostics training in the Covid era
To safeguard the roll out of the MARPLE diagnostics method across Ethiopia, this summer Ethiopian researchers congregated in Addis Ababa for the project’s first virtual training workshop
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Blog Uncovering secrets in the giant wheat genome; Introducing Dr Philippa Borrill
We’re delighted to be welcoming back Dr Philippa Borrill as our newest Group Leader. We sat down with Philippa, a former PhD student and research fellow here, to find out what she would be working on and what she’s been up to since we saw her last
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Blog Edible East art trail explores the future of food
Early in 2021 the John Innes Centre was approached by local artist Jennie Pedley to develop a new science - art project exploring the production and sustainability of food crops
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Blog How can we produce more food on less land?
Cereal crops like wheat will have a particularly important role in future food security, yet their worldwide yields have plateaued. With agricultural land at a premium, one of the most urgent global challenges is to increase food production without expanding agricultural land area
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Blog How can biological nitrogen fixation increase cereal crop yields?
Professor Ray Dixon recently talked to Alliance for Science Live about his research on nitrogen fixing bacteria and the future of engineering this process to benefit agriculture
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The Director's Blog Resilient food production, climate change and the environment – a triple challenge
Many of us are privileged to have a choice in what we eat. With these choices comes the opportunity to reduce our own impact on the planet
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