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John Innes Centre

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The John Innes Centre is an independent, international center of excellence in plant science, genetics, and microbiology. Their institute fosters a creative, curiosity-driven approach to fundamental questions in bio-science, with a view to translating that into societal benefits.

Over the last 110 years, they have achieved a range of fundamental breakthroughs, resulting in major societal impacts. All the plant and microbial science they are working on, their departments, facilities, and support for researchers.

Their research aims to address global challenges and their knowledge of plants and microbes is used to answer fundamental questions, as well as have a significant impact on industrial biotechnology, society, and global development.

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Smart soil bugs offer farmers an ecofriendly route to controlling crop diseases

An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.
 John Inness Center
June 06, 2010

Trial with GM potatoes resistant to late blight approved in United Kingdom

Defra has given scientists at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) the go ahead to conduct a three-year trial on genetically modified (GM) potatoes.   Scientists at TSL - part of the John Innes Centre - are testing potatoes that have been genetically modifie...