Fighting back: new study reveals unprecedented details of plant-pathogen co-evolution
The co-evolution of plant - pathogen interactions has been revealed in unprecedented detail in a study of one of the world’s deadliest crop killer
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Blog Nanopore sequencing for plant disease diagnostics in Ethiopia
Following extensive training at the John Innes Centre, our visiting scientist Abel Debebe Mitiku will lead the deployment of the first real-time, mobile diagnostics platform for wheat yellow rust in Ethiopia this summer.
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News Pulses raised as new study reveals secrets of the plant that keeps people calm
Chemical secrets of a plant used throughout history for its calming effects have been revealed in new research
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Press Release Deadly behaviour-modifying chemical weapon identified in insect-world arms race
Researchers probing one of the mysteries of the insect world have identified a powerful chemical weapon used in the arms race between fungus-farming leafcutter ants and the parasites that plague them.
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Blog An international life in science
One of the reasons I love science is because it is so international and encourages you to move around, meet new people and grow as a person.
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News John Innes Centre Director receives prestigious 10-year China Talent Visa
In a ceremony at the Chinese Embassy in London, His Excellency Ambassador Liu Xiaoming presented John Innes Centre Director, Professor Dale Sanders FRS, with a 10-year China Talent Visa (R).
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Press Release Wheat research discovery yields genetic secrets that could shape future crops
A new study has isolated a gene controlling shape and size of spikelets in wheat in a breakthrough which could help breeders deliver yield increases in one of the world’s most important crops.
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Press Release New genomic tool searches wheat’s wild past to improve crops of the future
Crowd-funded resource is launched by an international consortium.
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Blog Conservation and Organic Farming Workshop
30 scientists, farmers and related stakeholder groups, from the UK and USA, gathered at the John Innes Centre for an Organic Farming workshop, supported by a BBSRC US partnering award.
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