Research uncovers a critical factor in the assembly of cell division machinery in bacteria
Researchers have identified a previously undescribed component that is important for the ability of bacteria to divide
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Blog Microbiology masters and me; a student’s perspective
Co-located with us on the Norwich Research Park is the University of East Anglia, so we sought out a new perspective for what attracts students to study science here in Norwich. This week we are joined by third-year integrated masters microbiology student Katie Sutton. We asked her “why microbiology?”, and what studying science at university is really like?
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Press Release For when the chips are down – preserving UK soil microbial biodiversity for sustainable agriculture
New UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK’s six major food crops
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Blog What are microbes and where are they found?
PhD student Kathy Stratton, works with Dr Susan Schlimpert on understanding Streptomyces venezualae and specifically how cell division in Streptomyces is controlled in response to DNA damage. We asked Kathy, what are microbes, why are they interesting and where do you find them?
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Blog Joining the home of Streptomyces research
We welcome the latest group to join an ongoing quest to understand Streptomyces - a bacteria crucial to human health and medicine - led by Professor Matt Hutchings
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Press Release Research unearths the science behind the smell of spring
You may not have heard of geosmin but, wherever you may be on this planet, it is highly likely that you’d recognise its smell. New research by scientists in Sweden and the UK has helped to explain why it exists
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Blog Resilient microbe named after our alumna Dr Renu Swarup
Earlier this year, a newly discovered single-cell microbe that can survive in extreme environments was named after Dr Renu Swarup, current Secretary in the Indian government’s Department of Biotechnology and former John Innes Centre Postdoctoral Scientist
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Blog Introducing Professor Mark Banfield; Plant Health programme lead
2020 is the International Year for Plant Health, so we caught up with the lead of our Plant Health research programme, Professor Mark Banfield
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Blog Art and illustration inspired by plant and microbial science
We’re delighted that our plant and microbial research has been, and continues to be, used as inspiration and reference for many diverse art and illustration projects
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