How roots find a route
Scientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have discovered how roots find their way past obstacles to grow through soil
Read the storyScientists at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have discovered how roots find their way past obstacles to grow through soil
Read the storyA collaboration between researchers in Switzerland, the UK and France has led to the solution of the first crystal structure of a member of the Rhesus protein family and thereby shed new light on a group of proteins of great importance in human transfusion medicine
Read the storyThe riddle of the Unicorn remains but at least scientists now have a more rigorous mathematical and experimental framework in which to consider such issues
Read the storyThe operation of a vital switch for controlling crop productivity has been identified following a 70 year search
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 storyMany bacteria produce toxins that can threaten human health, however new research into how bacteria secrete these substances is giving clues as to how scientists could harness these processes to produce biopharmaceuticals
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
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