The clue is in the glue – Nature’s secret for holding it together
An obscure aquatic plant has helped to explain how plants avoid cracking up under the stresses and strains of growth
Read the storyAn obscure aquatic plant has helped to explain how plants avoid cracking up under the stresses and strains of growth
Read the storyDevelopment of our exciting, ground-breaking plant and microbial science and innovation hub can go ahead with confirmation of funding announced today.
Read the storyA research collaboration has identified members of the DA1 family of growth-regulatory enzymes as targets of effectors secreted by the oomycete pathogen Albugo candida, which causes white blister rust, a widespread disease of Brassica crops
Read the storyResearch led by the John Innes Centre has discovered a cold “coping” mechanism that is under the control of the plant biological clock and could offer solutions to breeding more resilience into crops less suited to cold climates
Read the storyProfessor Anne Osbourn has been awarded the 2023 Novozymes Prize for her pioneering work in helping to produce important drugs in greater volumes and improving the natural defence systems of plants
Read the storyDr Yiliang Ding and her group have been awarded European funding to take forward their field-leading research into the structure of RNA
Read the storyInnovative research has uncovered the secret of how plants make limonoids, a family of valuable organic chemicals which include bee-friendly insecticides and have potential as anti-cancer drugs
Read the storyThe evolutionary secrets that enable the medicinal herb known as barbed skullcap to produce cancer fighting compounds have been unlocked by a collaboration of UK and Chinese researchers
Read the storyA new Innovation Hub for research into biofortification to increase nutrient levels in crops and food is being launched on the Norwich Research Park
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