A first step towards unlocking the power of gene editing
Environment Secretary George Eustice announces changes to the regulation of gene edited crop trials for research purposes
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News How to fold a linear chromosome of Streptomyces
Streptomycetes are the richest source of antibiotics, anticancer agents and immunosuppressants used in human and veterinary medicine. The production of these important bioactive molecules is often intimately linked with the life cycle of this versatile genus of bacteria
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News X-ray crystallography sheds light on a protein crucial for chromosome segregation in bacteria
When cells divide, replicated chromosomes carrying DNA separate and move to daughter cells a process essential in all domains of life to ensure each daughter cell inherits a full copy of the genetic information of the parent
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News Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett appointed as Chair of Governing Council
Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett has been announced as the next Chair of the John Innes Centre’s Governing Council
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News Take action to harness the unique contribution of plant genetic innovation, government urged
Responding to last week’s National Food Strategy, leading players along the length of the UK’s crop improvement pipeline, from fundamental and applied genetic science to commercial plant breeding, have issued a joint call on the Government to take action to harness the unique contribution of plant genetics in securing a more sustainable food future
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News How the same plant species can programme itself to flower at different times in different climates
Researchers led by Professor Caroline Dean have uncovered the genetic basis for variations in the vernalization response shown by plants growing in very different climates, linking epigenetic mechanisms with evolutionary change
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News Help, there’s an alien in my park
The SAW Trust has produced an inspiring new initiative; a summer adventure activity book, that will be given out to 5,000 students in years 4 and 5 across Norfolk and Suffolk
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News PhD student Harriet Gooch wins policy prize
Harriet Gooch has won the Andrew Miller Policy competition for a policy briefing she wrote on the topic of genetically-modified (GM) bacteria
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News Research institutes launch innovative collaboration to combat crop disease
An ambitious collaboration between the John Innes Centre and the University of Hertfordshire will fast track urgently needed solutions to the growing problem of crop diseases
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