Cracking the enigma of how plant sperm is compacted
Sperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until now
Read the storySperm cells have compact bundles of DNA, yet exactly how and why sperm cell nuclei are condensed in flowering plants has been a mystery, until now
Read the storyLongstanding theories of how plants rely on calcium waves to respond systemically to wounding and other stresses have been given fresh perspective
Read the storyA mechanism used by a fungal pathogen to promote spread of the devastating cereal crop disease, blast, has been revealed in fine detail
Read the storyProfessor Paul Nicholson recently received the British Society for Plant Pathologists’ RKS Wood prize in recognition of his contribution as a researcher and mentor
Read the storyInnovative experiments using temperature-controlled field plots have helped to explain the link between early winter temperatures and yield in some of our most marketable arable crops
Read the storyProfessor Diane Saunders is today announced as the recipient of the 2022 Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture
Read the storyThe impact of environmental conditions on the dynamic structures of RNAs in living cells has been revealed by innovative technology developed by researchers at the John Innes Centre
Read the storyProfessor Paul Nicholson, whose research investigates some of the major diseases of food crops, has been honoured by a leading society in the field of plant pathology
Read the storyWe chat to Caroline Stone, a second year PhD student in Professor Mark Banfield’s research group, about her research project and career
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