Major breakthrough in deciphering bread wheat’s genetic code
John Innes Centre scientists have led a project to unlock the genetic code of wheat, one of the world’s three most important crops
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News Plans for China-UK Centre of Excellence for plant and microbial research
A new centre of excellence for plant and microbial research is planned in China following a joint symposium in Shanghai between researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the John Innes Centre
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News Genome sequence sheds new light on how plants evolved nitrogen-fixing symbioses
The genome of Medicago, a close relative of alfalfa and a long-established model for the study of legume biology, has been sequenced by an international team of scientists, capturing around 94% of its genes
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News Novel method for increasing antibiotic yields
A novel way of increasing the amounts of antibiotics produced by bacteria has been discovered that could markedly improve the yields of these important compounds in commercial production
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News Student brings home new expertise to answer question in antibiotic resistance
Working out the structure of a complex formed when a protein binds to DNA has proved to be key in understanding how an antibiotic-producing organism controls resistance to its own antibiotic, and may be an example of how other antibiotic producers regulate export to prevent self-toxicity
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News Dissecting the genomes of crop plants to improve breeding potential
Scientists on the Norwich Research Park, working with colleagues in China, have developed new techniques that will aid the application of genomics to breeding the improved varieties of crop needed to ensure food security in the future
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News OMERO in action
The field of biological imaging has seen incredible advances due to new imaging techniques and molecular markers, which is producing large amounts of data, and storing, manipulating and processing this data presents a challenge to science
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News More molecules for Tuberculosis
Scientists are collaborating on a new international research project to identify antibiotics that can kill tuberculosis and fight resistant strains
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News RevGenUK – reverse genetics goes forwards
RevGenUK, the mutation detection service based at the John Innes Centre is poised to take advantage of the newest advances in genomic technology, supported by The Genome Analysis Centre Capacity and Capability Challenge Programme
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