A – Z of Plant Science
With plant research stretching from the genetic to the gigantic, we thought it would be worth creating an A-Z of some of the key pieces of work being done here
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Blog A day in the life of the Entomology and Insectary Department
Where there are plants, there are insects. Our Entomology Department houses a large-range of insects and conducts insect-related research with an overarching aim to help tackle the issue of global food production
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News Antibiotic resistance – take action now before it’s too late
One of the biggest global challenges of the 21st century has brought members of the international research community together to assess the next steps for research
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News Discovery could pave the way for disease-resistant rice crops
Researchers have uncovered an unusual protein activity in rice that can be explored to give crops an edge in the evolutionary arms race against rice blast disease, a major threat to rice production around the world
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News Innovative surveillance technique gives vital time needed to track a cereal killer
Scientists have created a new mobile surveillance technique to rapidly diagnose one of agriculture’s oldest enemies - wheat rusts
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Blog Introducing Crop Transformation’s Mark Smedley
We sat down with Crop Transformation's Mark Smedley to chat about his work on genetic crop transformation and Crispr/Cas genome editing, as well as training the next generation and how he became a scientist
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News Urgent need for a global surveillance system to detect and halt spread of emergent plant health threats
Scientists at the John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL), along with partners at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and elsewhere warn that we are not fully prepared to tackle the rise in new epidemics of plant diseases
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Blog What is Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)?
We spoke to Professor Tony Maxwell to find out, what is Antimicrobial Resistance, why is it a problem and how worried should we be?
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Press Release Rapid gene cloning technique will transform crop disease protection
Researchers have pioneered a new method which allows them to rapidly recruit disease resistance genes from wild plants and transfer them into domestic crops
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