KWS Group

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13 October 2026 09:11

🌾Cereal blast fungus threatens major food crops. Research led by @johninnescentre.bsky.social discovered how plant immune receptors could be adapted to recognize fungal threats, with potential for broader, more durable crop resistance. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Rose McNelly

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10 July 2026 10:54

My latest first author paper is now out! (www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...) In this study we generated giant starch granules in wheat. These granules are twice as big as we see in nature and may have uses in food and industry. (1/6)

John Innes Centre

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06 July 2026 08:41

The unique cereal starch created by the Seung group at the JIC could lead to healthier, slower digesting pasta and bread. It could also reap dividends for many multi-million-pound industries which use starch in processing and may benefit from larger granules 🌾 www.jic.ac.uk/press-releas...

John Innes Centre

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06 July 2026 08:41

PRESS RELEASE - Giant wheat starch granules - a big biotech breakthrough with potential benefits for manufacturing industries Scientists have grown wheat containing super-sized starch granules — a biological leap forward with potential benefits for our daily diets and  industrial applications.

John Innes Centre

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30 June 2026 14:45

NEWS - Borlaug award for outstanding wheat researcher Congratulations to Bernice Waweru, a 4th year PhD student at the JIC, who is one of three young scientists worldwide to receive a Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award for 2026 🌾 www.jic.ac.uk/news/borlaug...