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Miles on wheels

2 July 2014

James Barlow, a technician in David Baulcombe's group, has pledged himself to ride 20,000km on his bicycle in aid of Papworth Trust . As well as cycling in to work and at least one day of the weekend he, with a group of other like-minded people, attempts long distance rides and has currently completed the Hotchillee London...

Malaysian visit

17 June 2014

The Department hosted a visit from a number of delegates from the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) College in Malaysia, who are looking to develop teaching partnerships with UK universities. The 10 member delegation included the Secretary General of the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development...

Promotions ahoy

17 June 2014

The following promotions have been approved by the General Board: Reader John Carr Julia Davies Professor Julian Hibberd Alex Webb These promotions are recognition of individual excellence and, with so many awards in one year, they are a strong indicator of the stimulating and supportive environment provided by all in the...

David Baulcombe shares Gruber Genetics prize

17 June 2014

Baulcombe, Ambros, and Ruvkun Share $500,000 Gruber Genetics Prize for Pioneering Discoveries of microRNAs and small interfering RNAs, and their Key Role in Gene Expression The 2014 Gruber Genetics Prize will be awarded to David Baulcombe, PhD, professor of botany at the University of Cambridge; Victor Ambros, PhD...

Forests make fish fatter

16 June 2014

New research from the Tanentzap group freely available in the journal Nature Communications has shown that freshwater fish, an important source of nutrition for humans, are in part produced by forests. The study focuses on small boreal lakes, which contain upwards of 60% of the world's freshwater. It suggests that any...

Flower seed mix to boost bee populations

13 June 2014

With the threat of bee shortages leading to concerns about crop pollination, a new scientifically-designed mix of flower seeds aims to protect and strengthen bee colonies. About one third of what humans eat relies on insect pollination. Wild pollinator populations are under stress, with the numbers of bumblebees dropping...

From foundry to factory

11 June 2014

Building synthetic plants Earlier this year, the University of Cambridge and the John Innes Centre in Norwich received £12 million in funding for a new UK synthetic biology centre - OpenPlant - to focus on the development of open technologies in plant synthetic biology and their application in engineering new crop traits...

Using natural variation to understand complex traits

6 June 2014

A new approach to understand the molecular basis of complex traits is reported in PLoS Genetics by the Hibberd lab in collaboration with Steven Kelly. Natural and induced variation within model organisms have been instrumental in increasing our understanding of how genes produce living organisms. However there are many...

Pioneering researcher in meiotic recombination is remembered

30 May 2014

Robin Holliday 1932 -2014 Robin Holliday is a remembered in an excellent obituary in Cell (view the pdf ). Robin Holliday was a Postgraduate student in the Botany School (now Plant Sciences), University of Cambridge. During his Postgraduate studies in Cambridge and subsequent post doctoral research, he determined the...

Fun-tastic Festival of Plants

21 May 2014

The second Festival of Plants at the Cambridge University Botanic Garden was held on an exceptionally sunny and warm Saturday, 17 May bringing together horticulture and science in a day devoted to all things plant. See images from the event on Flickr . Visitors were informed, entertained and fascinated by a range of events...

Miles on wheels

Malaysian visit

Promotions ahoy

David Baulcombe shares Gruber Genetics prize

Forests make fish fatter

Flower seed mix to boost bee populations

From foundry to factory

Using natural variation to understand complex traits

Pioneering researcher in meiotic recombination is remembered

Fun-tastic Festival of Plants

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