Can this biotech innovation halt the destructive march of a cereal killer?
A UK-led research collaboration has taken a significant step in the global effort to protect cereal crops from the devastating blast fungus pathogen
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Giant wheat starch granules - a big biotech breakthrough with potential benefits for manufacturing industries
Scientists have grown wheat containing super-sized starch granules — a leap forward in biological engineering with potential benefits for our daily diets and a raft of industrial applications
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Rings of power – how bacteria use circadian clocks to colonise their world
Research has revealed how bacteria rely on circadian clocks to control the spread of their multi-cellular colonies
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The fast-track tree breeding method that is restoring ash to the landscape
A fast-track method of breeding disease-resistant ash trees has been developed by researchers leading efforts to conserve the species
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The Garfield Weston Foundation invests £5m in world-class research facilities
The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory are delighted to announce a £5 million investment from The Garfield Weston Foundation
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Delivering Sustainable Wheat
Addressing critical challenges in wheat health, yield, and production in order to safeguard the future of this vital global staple crop
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Building Robustness in Crops (BRiC)
Delivering genetic diversity and knowledge, innovative technologies and training to allow sustainable production of robust high-yielding crops including oilseed rape, pea, cereals and Brassica vegetables to identify and overcome key challenges caused by our changing climate
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Harnessing Biosynthesis for Sustainable Food and Health (HBio)
Unlock the remarkable and under-exploited biosynthetic capabilities of plants and microbes to make valuable new molecules to address global challenges of food security and human health
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Advancing Plant Health
Delivering new solutions to promote beneficial interactions and disease/pest resistance in crops of both national and global significance
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The Wolfson Foundation invests £1.6m in innovative plant growth systems
The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory are delighted to announce a £1.6 million investment from the Wolfson Foundation, supporting a next-generation glasshouse, insectary, and horticultural research facility.
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