Plants and the art of microbial maintenance
It’s been known for centuries that plants produce a diverse array of medically-valuable chemicals in their roots
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Press Release Chinese-UK project reveals ancient secrets of medicinal mint
The precious chemistry of a plant used for 2,000 years in traditional Chinese medicine has been unlocked in a project that raises the prospect of rapid access to a wide array of therapeutic drugs
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Press Release Team wins funding to probe epigenetic memory mechanisms
An ambitious scientific investigation into how organisms remember environmental changes at a cellular level has been awarded European funding
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News Mini-fellowships launched to inspire transformation in Ethiopian agricultural research
The John Innes Centre this week helped to launch a new initiative to build networks with women agricultural researchers across Ethiopia
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Press Release Surprise findings turn up the temperature on the study of vernalization
New evidence has emerged about the agriculturally important process of vernalization in a development that could help farmers deal with financially damaging weather fluctuations
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Press Release Ladybird, ladybird found a new home
Insect-studying researchers have thanked the public for their help in establishing a thriving new colony of ladybirds at the John Innes Centre
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News New angle on how cells use geometry to control their size
Research by John Innes Centre scientists reveals how cells use geometrical information to control key developmental processes such as the coordination between cell growth and cell division
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News European recognition for talented early-career researcher
John Innes Centre researcher Dr Xiaoqi Feng receives a prestigious award reserved for Europe’s most promising young researchers
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News John Innes Centre joins European scientists to safeguard precision breeding
European plant and life sciences research centres and institutes endorse a position paper that calls upon European policy makers to safeguard gene-editing technologies.
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