New insights into bacterial toxin will help search for antibiotics
A study into a common bacterial toxin found in the human gut has yielded valuable information that could assist in the development of new antibiotics
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Press Release How catnip makes the chemical that causes cats to go crazy
Researchers at John Innes Centre have shed light on how catnip – also known as catmint – produces the chemical that sends cats into a state of wanton abandon
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Blog Meet the Molecules – Catnip
Plants may appear peaceful, but beneath their calm exterior, they’re locked in continuous and ever-changing chemical warfare.
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Press Release Important class of sugars a clue to toxic algal blooms
Researchers have found an important class of sugars in algae, that could lead to a better understanding of algal blooms
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News Nitrogen fixation engineering in cereal crops moves a step closer
A new way of engineering nitrogen fixation has been discovered by a UK-China research team, bringing us one step closer to realising the goal of engineering a range of crops to fix their own nitrogen
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Blog Meet the Molecules: Mirror molecules in plants and fungi
Plants and fungi are very often tangled together in nature. They are either friends (forming mutually beneficial partnerships) or foes (plant defence vs pathogenic fungi).
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Press Release Newly-discovered plant enzymes open the door to novel compound production
A wealth of previously undescribed plant enzymes have been discovered by scientists at the John Innes Centre
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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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News Chance discovery links inflammatory bowel disease with common bacterial gut toxin
New research has uncovered a surprise link between a common bacterial toxin found in the gut and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
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