Meet the molecules: auxin
Auxin is an essential plant hormone and according to research at the John Innes Centre, it’s full of surprises
Read the storyAuxin is an essential plant hormone and according to research at the John Innes Centre, it’s full of surprises
Read the storyDetailed exploration of ant nests in the thorny acacia trees in Kenya have revealed a new species of bacteria called, Streptomyces formicae KY5
Read the storyPlants may appear peaceful, but beneath their calm exterior, they’re locked in continuous and ever-changing chemical warfare.
Read the storyPlants and fungi are very often tangled together in nature. They are either friends (forming mutually beneficial partnerships) or foes (plant defence vs pathogenic fungi).
Read the storyWe have known about the effects of β-ODAP (or to give it its full name; β-L-oxalyl-2,3-diaminopropionic acid) for a lot longer than we have known the molecule.
Read the storyWhat is starch? Where does starch come from? What do we use starch for and why are we studying it at the John Innes Centre?
Read the story“Now the holly bears a berry, as blood is it red…”
Read the storyThe smell of the soil was first investigated in 1891 but the main compound that caused it was not isolated until 1965 by Gerber and Lechevalier, who named it “geosmin”
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