My biology career as a ‘plant detective’
Dr Guy Polturak is a postdoctoral scientist, spending his days hunting through gene clusters for the genes involved in specific biosynthetic pathways
Read the storyDr Guy Polturak is a postdoctoral scientist, spending his days hunting through gene clusters for the genes involved in specific biosynthetic pathways
Read the storyNew UK Crop Microbiome Cryobank to safeguard future research and facilitate sustainable production of UK’s six major food crops
Read the storyA new consortium, CaLiber, has secured £2.3M to research the bacterial plant pathogen Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum, its insect vectors, and their potential impact on UK crops
Read the storyA project working on disrupting and preventing bacterial diseases in a number of staple crops was given a boost last month with the announcement of new technological developments
Read the storyPlants interact with a very broad range of microbial life forms in their natural environment. In most cases this isn't an issue, but sometimes these interactions can have profound impacts on plant health - either positive or negative
Read the storyResearchers have launched a new web-based genomic tool for the global Brassica research community
Read the storyWe 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
Read the storyHealthy Plants, Healthy People, Healthy Planet (HP³) is our vision for achieving a safer, healthier and more sustainable future through the power of plant and microbial science
Read the storyIntroducing a new open access journal, Quantitative Plant Biology, published by Cambridge University Press in collaboration with the John Innes Centre
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