How parasites keep the gene pool healthy
All life forms have depended on having a diverse range of genes in order to adapt and survive through the ages
Read the storyAll life forms have depended on having a diverse range of genes in order to adapt and survive through the ages
Read the storyRoses flowering at Christmas and snow-free ski resorts this winter suggest that climate change is already with us and our farmers and growers will need ways of adapting
Read the storyNitrogen uptake and metabolism is essential for living cells
Read the storyRoses are red, violets are blue, but why aren't snapdragons orange?
Read the storyThe John Innes Centre has recently entered into a partnership with the US Dept of Agriculture (USDA) and Department of Energy (DOE) to study the genome of the grass Brachypodium as part of the Joint Genome Institute’s Community Sequencing Programme
Read the storyResearch published in the journal Nature reveals how scientists at the John Innes Centre and Washington State University, USA have managed to trigger nodulation in legumes, a key element of the nitrogen fixing process, without the bacteria normally necessary
Read the storyAntibiotic resistance is a major problem worldwide and there is an urgent need for new antibiotics to be developed
Read the storyA team of scientists led by Dr Graham Moore have a completely new understanding of the structure of a gene complex in wheat that controls the pairing of its chromosomes, knowledge of which has the potential to revolutionise wheat breeding
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