News archive: 2010

December
- UK researchers contribute to sequencing strawberry genome - Press release - 26 December
  A consortium of researchers working across five continents has published the genome of the wild strawberry…
- Ever wanted to compare a man with a mouse? - Feature - 20 December
  Software developed by BBSRC-funded scientists to analyse bone structures is now being used by researchers in other disciplines to help tackle a range…
- BBSRC Delivery Plan published: response to Science Budget allocation - Press release - 20 December
  BBSRC has published its Delivery Plan 2011-2015. This outlines our priorities, plans and spending commitments, based around the Science and Research…
- 550 million years ago rise in Oxygen drove evolution of animal life - Press release - 17 December
  Researchers funded by BBSRC at the University of Oxford have uncovered a clue that may help to explain why the earliest evidence of complex…
- Better spaces for older people - Press release - 17 December
  Urban planning needs to consider how older people use walking routes as well as public areas, concludes a Research Council UK-funded research project…
- Software improves understanding of mobility problems - Press release - 16 December
  Mobility challenges facing older people can now be better understood by clinicians, healthcare practitioners and design professionals, thanks to…
- Response to the Committee on Climate Change Fourth Carbon Budget comment on sustainable biofuels - News - 15 December
  We are very interested in the work of the Committee on Climate Change which brings valuable focus on how the UK can and should reduce…
- Double win for early-career researchers with top entrepreneurial skills and ideas for food security - Press release - 14 December
  The entrepreneurial skills of a team of early career bioscientists with ideas for food security have earned them top place in a national competition…
- New bee vision database useful for food security and more - Press release - 10 December
  A BBSRC-funded PhD student at Queen Mary, University of London has been involved in developing FReD - the Floral Reflectance Database…
- New research reveals details of microbe's extraordinary maintenance and repair system - Press release - 10 December
  BBSRC-funded scientists have discovered how a network of repair proteins enables bacteria to prioritise the repair of the most heavily used regions…
- New UK plant science community website - www.plantsci.org.uk - News - 10 December
  A new central resource for the entire UK plant science community is launched today. PlantSci (www.plantsci.org.uk) was developed by GARNet…
- BBSRC-funded plant scientists help to show lack of vital omega-6 results in defective sperm - Press release - 10 December
  BBSRC-funded plant scientists at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, Herts have played a key role in helping an international research team to show…
- High profile plant disease research published by BBSRC researchers - News - 10 December
  BBSRC researchers have published a series of papers today in Science magazine highlighting their successful work to sequence the genomes…
- Mobility and successful ageing - News - 8 December
  A study by the New Dynamics of Ageing Programme, a joint initiative by RCUK including BBSRC examined the relationship between successful ageing…
- The fungus forecast: protecting crops from attack - Feature - 7 December
  Mathematical models help UK farmers counter threat to oilseed rape…
- John Innes Centre training links with South Africa - News - 2 December
  The Biotechnology YES has proved to be a successful model for introducing young researchers to the world of business and entrepreneurship…
- Spotlights on intelligent pest management innovators - Feature - 2 December
  Start-up company featured on BBC Online and makes top 'clean technology' business list…
- BBSRC researchers rewarded for cross-cultural collaborations with Japan - News - 1 December
  Researchers from the BBSRC community have been awarded two of the six 2010 Daiwa Adrian Prizes - prestigious awards for scientific excellence…
November
- New animal facilities licensed at the Institute for Animal Health - News - 30 November
  Further progress on the redevelopment of the Institute for Animal Health's Pirbright Laboratory took place in November when the Institute received…
- Changes in ESRF beamline allocations - News - 30 November
  STFC has published an announcement regarding allocation of beamtime for UK users at European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF)…
- Crucial sex hormones re-routed by missing molecule - Press release - 29 November
  A hormone responsible for the onset of puberty can end up stuck in the wrong part of the body if the nerve pathways responsible for its transport…
- Eyespot breakthrough welcomed - Press release - 29 November
  Researchers at the John Innes Centre are working with plant breeders to understand more about the economically important fungal disease, eyespot…
- Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Inventory Research Platform - Press release - 26 November
  As the UK moves towards tackling climate change, increasing our understanding of how agriculture contributes to this area is
- International collaboration to address food related health inequalities in Indian populations in the UK and India - News - 26 November
  The Institute of Food Research, an Institute of BBSRC, is leading a new research collaboration to investigate food-related health inequalities in…
- Taiwan and the UK BBSRC sign a MOU for biotechnology research cooperation - Press release - 26 November
  On 25 November 2010 the National Science Council of Taiwan and the UK BBSRC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to pursue…
- IFR and Nofima agreement - News - 25 November
  The Institute of Food Research, an Institute of BBSRC, and Nofima, the Norwegian Institute of Food Fisheries and Aquaculture Research, have…
- New research identifies drivers and barriers for bioenergy development - Press release - 23 November
  Economic attractiveness, environmental sustainability and technology barriers have been identified as among the most critical factors…
- Early career researchers gear up for entrepreneurship battle - News - 23 November
  11 teams from academic institutions across the UK are preparing for the final of the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme…
- Institute for Animal Health scientist scoops research award - News - 22 November
  It's turning out to be quite a year for Erica Bickerton. Her work has led to a first post-doc appointment, a patent application and the British Poultry…
- Crop science projects drive benefits for farming, food security and UK economy - Press release - 18 November
  Crop science projects funded by BBSRC have fulfilled their potential to underpin progress in plant breeding and agriculture that are needed to…
- Bioscience researchers defeating potato blight - Press release - 18 November
  Researchers funded by the BBSRC Crop Science Initiative have made a discovery that could instigate a paradigm shift in breeding resistance to…
- New disease-resistant food crops in prospect - Press release - 18 November
  Researchers have uncovered the genetic basis of remarkable broad-spectrum resistance to a viral infection that, in some parts of the world…
- Gangster birds running protection racket give insight into coevolution - Press release - 18 November
  Like gangsters running a protection racket, drongos in the Kalahari Desert act as lookouts for other birds in order to steal a cut of their food catch…
- Length of pregnancy influenced by placenta structure - Press release - 17 November
  The nine-month pregnancy in humans is influenced by the structure of the placenta, according to new research into the evolution of reproduction…
- BBSRC-supported bioincubator facilities open at Babraham Research Campus - Press release - 16 November
  New bioincubator facilities at the Babraham Research Campus have been officially opened by Dr Julian Huppert, MP…
- Visualising complex networks - Feature - 16 November
  Specialised computer programs help scientists interpret genomics data…
- ‘Missing’ bacteria in Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Ulcerative Colitis patients identified - News - 16 November
  BBSRC-funded Scientists on the Norwich Research Park have identified some bacteria that are low in abundance in the gut of Irritable Bowel Syndrome…
- BBSRC in line with Government response to European ILUC consultation - News - 15 November
  In line with the UK's recent response to the European Commissions' consultation on ILUC impacts of biofuels, BBSRC supports research…
- New strategic alliance for animal health research in Scotland - News - 11 November
  A new animal health partnership platform has been established in Scotland by Pfizer Animal Health and the Easter Bush Research Consortium (EBRC)…
- Procarta secures major new investment to continue development of novel antibiotics - News - 11 November
  Procarta, a spin-out company previously supported by BBSRC and emerging from John Innes Centre science, has secured up to £1.25M funding to…
- BBSRC researchers recognised with European honour - News - 11 November
  The strength in excellence of the BBSRC research community has been recognised with the awarding of prestigious life membership of the EMBO…
- IFR strengthens food safety research links with China - News - 10 November
  Institute of Food Research scientists are using a BBSRC China Partnering Award to develop links with research in Shanghai working on food safety…
- How the dragon got its ‘snap’ - Press release - 10 November
  Scientists at the JIC and the University of East Anglia are pioneering a powerful combination of computer modelling and experimental genetics…
- UK and Korean scientists forge links for food safety - Press release - 9 November
  The Institute of Food Research recently took part in a workshop, hosted by LGC, the UK's designated National Measurement Institute…
- Allergy poster prize - News - 9 November
  Dr Thomas Aldick of IFR, has won a poster prize at the 4th International Symposium on Molecular Allergology (ISMA 2010) in Munich…
- From exotic to endemic: a new disease of pigs - Feature - 9 November
  Severity indicator helps farmers and scientists gauge impact on farms…
- Fat cells reach their limit and trigger changes linked to type 2 diabetes - Press release - 8 November
  Scientists have found that the fat cells and tissues of morbidly obese people and animals can reach a limit in their ability to store fat appropriately…
- BBSRC and Global Food Security at CropWorld 2010 - News - 5 November
  Members of the BBSRC and Global Food Security research communities were in attendance at CropWorld 2010. Staff from BBSRC's Swindon office…
- Joint BBSRC/EPSRC response to Dialogue report - News - 5 November
  BBSRC and EPSRC have written to contributors to the Synthetic Biology Dialogue report setting out the actions the research councils will take…
- Preserving crop biodiversity - News - 3 November
  FAO launches 2nd State of the World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture report…
- Summer students to get flavour of research - News - 3 November
  The John Innes Centre and The Sainsbury Laboratory in Norwich are running a summer undergraduate research programme for 2011…
- Dow agrosciences licenses exclusive novel crop enhancement technology - Press release - 1 November
  The JIC is pleased to announce an exclusive commercial license agreement for BBSRC-funded technology that enhances the root systems…
- Immune system assassin’s tricks visualised for the first time - Press release - 1 November
  Scientists from the UK and Australia have seen the human immune system's assassin - a protein called perforin - in action for the first time…
- BBSRC and Global Food Security at CropWorld 2010, 1-3 November 2010 - News - 1 November
  On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week, many members of the BBSRC community will be attending CropWorld 2010…
October
- Genome sequence gives bounce to rubber industry - News - 29 October
  Earlier this month, researchers in the United Kingdom, announced the completion of a high quality draft sequence of the genome…
- Prenatal stress leads to stress-prone piglets - News - 29 October
  A BBSRC-funded study into the health and welfare of pigs has shown that stress during pregnancy results in offspring that are 'stress-programmed'…
- UK’s Nuclear Magnetic Resonance device powers the way to advanced drugs - Press release - 29 October
  UK researchers will gain new insights into vital high tech materials and pharmaceuticals thanks to the creation of the UK's most powerful…
- Researchers discover new signalling pathway regulating blood vessel growth - Press release - 28 October
  The research, published this week in Science Signalling, reveals that a signalling protein called Arap3 is vital for establishing a circulatory system…
- Making safer meat - Feature - 28 October
  Advanced animal feed markers can reveal food contamination culprits. Food security also includes food safety…
- Tiny brained bees solve a complex mathematical problem - Press release - 26 October
  Bumblebees can find the solution to a complex mathematical problem which keeps computers busy for days…
- BBSRC at RCUK and Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology event - News - 26 October
  Today, BBSRC will be represented, alongside other research councils and RCUK, at a Westminster event organised by…
- Senior scientists meet to tackle foot-and-mouth threat - Feature - 25 October 2010
  BBSRC-funded institute hosts international policy and research conference. FMD is an infectious disease that affects many valuable livestock animals…
- International workshop on food and gut health - News - 22 October
  The IFR has brought together three leading organisations from the UK, France and the Netherlands to identify opportunities and priorities…
- Severe swine flu strain may have disabled lung clearing - Press release - 22 October
  Swine flu variant linked to fatal cases might have disabled the clearing mechanism of lungs, study suggests…
- Research Councils UK position on the Comprehensive Spending Review - News - 20 October
  Research Councils UK has published a collective statement in response to the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review announcement…
- Why the leopard got its spots - Press release - 20 October
  A BBSRC-funded PhD student at the University of Bristol has been studying the mathematics of animal camouflage…
- Innovation and innovators part three – Dr Michael McArthur - Feature - 19 October
  In this, the third, Dr Michael McArthur describes how seizing commercial opportunities quickly can reap benefits…
- 100 million year-old mistake provides snapshot of evolution - Press release - 18 October
  An ancient gene mutation led plants to make male and female parts of flowers in different ways…
- Creams used to treat eczema could make it worse - Press release - 18 October
  Aqueous cream BP reduces the thickness of healthy skin over a period of four weeks, calling into question whether the cream should be used…
- FAO to announce the end of rinderpest (cattle plague) - Press release - 15 October
  Scientists from the BBSRC's Institute for Animal Health (IAH) will be in Rome at the headquarters of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO)…
- Surveillance and training key to cattle plague endgame - Feature - 14 October
  One of the most devastating animal diseases known to man looks set to be officially consigned to the history books…
- Towards the quintessential green technology - Feature - 13 October
  BBSRC-funded researchers at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) have developed a scalable model for the sustainable production of valuable…
- BBSRC welcomes launch of Society of Biology accreditation programme for Bioscience Degrees - News - 13 October
  The accreditation programme is being addressed by the Minister for Universities and Science, David Willetts…
- Innovation and innovators part two – David Goulson - Feature - 13 October
  In this, the second, Professor David Goulson details why he founded a conservation trust to increase the impact of his research…
- Landing lights for bumblebees - Press release - 12 October
  Gardeners could help maintain bumblebee populations by growing plants with red flowers or flowers with stripes along the veins…
- Profile - Davidson Ateh - Feature - 12 October
  Bioengineering entrepreneur on the business of killing cancer cells…
- Genomics unlocks key to Mendel’s pea flowers - Press release - 12 October
  JIC scientists have helped discover the key to one of biology's most well-known experiments - the gene that controls pea flower colour…
- EU project seeks to turn renewable materials into biofuel - Press release - 7 October
  The project aims to discover enzymes from microorganisms, and use them to develop a biotechnological method of producing renewable fuels…
- Babraham Institute marks inauguration of new cutting edge equipment - News - 6 October
  BBSRC funded the new equipment, which included four mass spectrometers used for the analysis of proteins or lipids…
- Institute for Animal Health student wins presentation award - News - 6 October
  Caroline Wright, a PhD student based at the Pirbright Laboratory of the IAH has scooped a prize at the biannual UN/FAO meeting…
- Innovation and innovators part one – Shankar Balasubramanian - Feature - 4 October
  In a series of three articles, BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2010 winners reveal the secrets behind their innovations…
- Livestock dietary improvements for healthier meat - Feature - 4 October
  Natural supplements for cattle could lead to healthier meat with a longer shelf life…
- Changes to BBSRC Communications - News - 4 October
  Welcome to the new BBSRC News, Features and events pages. This new section brings together news, features and videos from BBSRC…
- IFR develops new method for detecting Clostridium botulinum spores - Press release - 1 October
  The Institute of Food Research has collaborated in the development of a new method for detecting spores of non-proteolytic Clostridium botulinum…
September
- New strategy advocates joint approach to ageing research challenges - Press release - 30 September
  A strategy for Collaborative Ageing Research in the UK identifies areas where experts can work together across disciplines and sectors…
- Coordinated approach needed to tackle consequences of ageing population - Press release - 29 September
  Internationally-renowned economist George Magnus will today call for a more coordinated approach to tackling the serious economic and…
- EU informs Campylobacter control - News - 29 September
  Research addresses two areas: reducing the reservoir and understanding virulence…
- Norfolk school children get ‘inside science’ at BBSRC institutes - News - 28 September
  School children aspiring to careers in science will get 'Inside Science'…as they learn all about the world-leading science taking place at the institutes…
- Discovery may pave way for new approaches to prevent infections in the womb - Press release - 23 September
  Discovery may pave way for new approaches to prevent infections in the womb…
- £4M goes to 9 new research projects aimed at improving diet and health - Press release - 15 September
  9 new projects aimed at uncovering links between diet and health and worth a total of £4M are announced today by a public-private partnership…
- Foraging for fat: crafty crows use tools to fish for nutritious morsels - Press release - 15 September
  Research led by a BBSRC Fellow has found that one species of bird relies on tool use for a substantial amount of its nutrition…
- Changes coming to how BBSRC communicates - News - 14 September
  From the beginning of next month we will be making some changes to improve how we communicate with our scientific community…
- Biofuel from inedible plant material easier to produce following enzyme discovery - Press release - 13 September
  Researchers…have discovered key plant enzymes that normally make the energy stored in wood, straw, and other non-edible parts of plants difficult…
- Minister visits Babraham Campus to see how bioscience is promoting economic growth - Press release - 10 September
  David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, will hear about the key role being played by bioscience research and training in promoting…
- Gene discovery holds key to growing crops in cold climates - Press release - 9 September
  Fresh insight from BBSRC-funded research into how plants slow their growth in cold weather could help scientists develop crops suited to…
- Ants found to use multiple antibiotics as weed killers - Press release - 8 September
  Research led by Dr Matt Hutchings at the University of East Anglia and involving The Genome Analysis Centre and the John Innes Centre…
- What can a New Zealand reptile tell us about false teeth? - Press release - 7 September
  Using a moving 3D computer model based on the skull and teeth of a New Zealand reptile called tuatara…
August
- UK researchers release draft sequence coverage of wheat genome - Press release - 27 August
  A team of UK researchers, funded by BBSRC, has publicly released the first sequence coverage of the wheat genome…
- Body clock drugs could ease psychiatric disorders and jet lag - Press release - 24 August
  Researchers funded by BBSRC and MRC have successfully used a drug to reset and restart the natural 24 hour body clock of mice in the lab…
- Delaying fat digestion to curb appetite - Press release - 19 August
  BBSRC-funded scientists at the Institute of Food Research have discovered an unexpected synergy that helps break down fat. The discovery provides…
- Scientists uncover Achilles heel of chronic inflammatory pain - Press release - 17 August
  Researchers have made a discovery that could lead to a brand new class of drugs to treat chronic pain caused by inflammatory conditions such as…
- Research Medal for John Innes Centre scientist - Press release - 16 August
  Professor James Brown of the John Innes Centre, an Institute of BBSRC, has been awarded the Royal Agricultural Society of England Research Medal…
- UK students return from Korea with medal haul - News - 13 August
  The UK Biology Olympiad team, sponsored by the BBSRC, returned from this year's International Biology Olympiad, held in South Korea…
- New insights into how antibodies are made suggests new approach for anti-cancer drug targets - Press release - 10 August
  Research at the Babraham Institute, investigating how white blood cells known as B cells develop, has revealed that genes from the PI3Ks family…
- Measuring the speed of thought - Press release - 10 August
  If the eyes are the window to the soul, psychologists hoping to solve the mystery of why our neural impulses do not always trigger…
- UK and Japanese sixth formers connect at Babraham’s bioscience bootcamp - Press release - 9 August
  The Babraham Institute, an institute of BBSRC, last week opened its doors to local 6th formers and an international delegation of young scientists…
- Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme gives scientists the edge - Press release - 3 August
  A review commissioned by BBSRC shows that the Biotechnology Young Entrepreneurs Scheme (YES) - now in its 15th year…
- IAH Director to retire on 31 October 2010 - News - 2 August
  The Institute for Animal Health has announced that due to ill health, Professor Martin Shirley who had announced his retirement…
- Flower power for the 21st century - Press release - 2 August
  Free public event hosted by world-leading plant scientists with BBC's Dr Yan Wong and the Lord Mayor of Bristol…
July
- Response to Food Ethics Council’s “Food Justice” report - News - 30 July
  BBSRC, as a partner in the Global Food Security research programme, will consider the issues around food security raised by…
- Rothamsted Research ranked in top 10 UK institutions for environment and ecology research - Press release - 28 July
  A survey published by Times Higher Education ranks Rothamsted Research, an institute of the BBSRC, in the top 10 of UK institutions which have…
- Study into the effect of mobile phone radiation on cells published by Babraham scientists - Press release - 28 July
  A research study by scientists at the Babraham Institute, an institute of BBSRC, into the effects of electromagnetic radiation on cells has today…
- New funding announced to beat food poisoning bug - Press release - 27 July
  Up to £2M is being made available today to tackle the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK - Campylobacter…
- Risk to UK livestock and horses from insect- and tick-borne diseases - Press release - 26 July
  The Institute for Animal Health (IAH), an institute of the BBSRC, in partnership with the Veterinary Laboratories Agency (VLA), has been…
- Research highlights from BBSRC - Press release - 22 July
  The latest issue of BBSRC Business, the quarterly magazine from the BBSRC, is available to view at:…
- BBSRC response to The Bow Group Target Paper, ''The Case for Energy Crops'' - News - 22 July
  BBSRC notes with interest The Bow Group Target Paper, “The Case for Energy Crops”, and welcomes that the Group has highlighted a role…
- New strategy to tackle food poisoning bug - Press release - 21 July
  A new research strategy to tackle the most common cause of food poisoning in the UK has been launched today…
- IAH's Director awarded Honorary Associateship of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons - Press release - 16 July
  Professor Martin Shirley CBE, Director of the Institute for Animal Health, has been made an Honorary Associate of the Royal College of Veterinary…
- Insight into why low calorie diet can extend lifespan – even if adopted later in life - Press release - 16 July
  New research being presented this week is giving scientists new insight into why a restricted diet can lead to a longer lifespan and…
- Queen's Birthday Honours 2010 - News - 15 July
  The following were announced in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2010…
- Part of the brain that tracks limbs in space discovered - Press release - 15 July
  Scientists have discovered the part of the brain that tracks the position of our limbs as we move through space…
- The re-emergence of a destructive cereal disease poses a threat to UK wheat production - Press release - 14 July
  BBSRC scientists are advising farmers to change their fungicide regime to help prevent loses to a destructive cereal disease…
- A new generation of biological scaffolds - Press release - 14 July
  Professor John Fisher from The University of Leeds is speaking today at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting in Nottingham about…
- Could our minds be tricked into satisfying our stomachs? - Press release - 13 July
  The key to losing weight could lie in manipulating our beliefs about how filling we think food will be before we eat it…
- Babraham scientists discover a new mechanism behind leukaemia - Press release - 12 July
  Scientists at the Babraham Institute…have discovered a completely new mechanism behind the development of a certain type of leukaemia…
- Teenage biology aces fly UK flag in South Korea - Press release - 8 July
  Three sixth form students are today flying out to South Korea to represent the UK at the International Biology Olympiad. Their trip has been funded…
- How birds prepare for war - Press release - 7 July
  Just as human soldiers show greater solidarity when entering combat zones, new research by a BBSRC Fellow has demonstrated that birds…
- Disinfectants may be contributing to antibiotic resistance - Press release - 7 July
  Cleaning products for use in commercial, agricultural and domestic settings could be contributing to a rise in bacterial resistance in food…
- Official launch of cutting-edge science complex at Harwell - Press release - 6 July
  The Research Complex at Harwell (RCaH), a new state-of-the-art science facility, funded in part by BBSRC, for researchers using resources…
- Genotyping technologies help keep UK barley market competitive - Press release - 5 July
  By exploiting technology originally used in human genome studies, a public-private partnership programme is changing the way…
June
- John Innes Centre named as one of the best places to work in academia - Press release - 30 June
  One of the BBSRC Institutes has been ranked highly in a survey to find the best places to work in academia in the world…
- Aphids mount multiple defence strategies to resist insecticides - Press release - 28 June
  The peach potato aphid, Myzus persicae is the most important aphid pest of crops in many regions of the world due to its large host range…
- Bioscience on show at Royal Society Summer Science - News - 25 June
  World-class BBSRC science is on show over the next 10 days as part of the Royal Society's Festival of Science and Arts at the Southbank Centre…
- HRH The Duke of York visits the Norwich Research Park - Press release - 25 June
  HRH The Duke of York visited two BBSRC Institutes located on the Norwich Research Park today, Friday 25 June…
- New smells through synthetic biology - Press release - 24 June
  Scientists…have received an award worth over £1M by the BBSRC…
- New projects to address decline of honeybees and other insect pollinators - Press release - 22 June
  Projects worth a total of up to £10M from the Insect Pollinators Initiative are announced today, during National Insect Week…
- More or less? Disease control key to maintaining yields under climate change - Press release - 21 June
  Oilseed rape disease losses are predicted to increase by a further £50M by 2050, under high CO2 emission scenarios.…
- New research shows malaria threat is as old as humanity - Press release - 17 June
  New research published today by scientists funded by BBSRC shows that malaria is tens of thousands of years older than previously thought…
- Got a plant pest problem? Get the science answers from world-class experts at BBC Gardeners’ World Live - Press release - 16 June
  Visitors to BBC Gardeners' World at the NEC Birmingham this week (16-20 June) have the opportunity to get some answers to problematic plant…
- Rothamsted researcher honoured - Press release - 16 June
  This week Professor John Pickett CBE, became the first recipient of the "Michael Elliott Distinguished Research Fellowship" at Rothamsted Research…
- BBSRC contributes towards £50M boost for health and business - Press release - 16 June
  Advances in medical engineering that could help improve the quality of life of an ageing population are being showcased today at the University of Leeds…
- Hay fever relief may be in your fridge - Press release - 16 June
  Hay fever sufferers will learn if the answer to their annual summer discomfort could already be available on supermarket shelves or even lurking in…
- New report reveals public’s views on synthetic biology - Press release - 14 June
  A major new public dialogue activity on the public’s views and attitudes on synthetic biology has revealed that most people are supportive of…
- Hand study reveals brain’s distorted body model - Press release - 14 June
  Our brains contain a highly distorted model of our own bodies, according to new research by BBSRC-funded scientists at UCL…
- Cambridge scientists reveal cracks in egg theory - Press release - 8 June
  Scientists…have found cracks in the long-standing theory that the number of eggs animals have - and the size of those eggs - is related to how much…
- New use for old drugs in treating hepatitis C? - Press release - 7 June
  BBSRC-funded research shows that common drugs used to treat conditions such as diabetes and obesity could be used to successfully treat hepatitis C…
- New discovery could aid development of elusive bovine mastitis vaccine - Press release - 7 June
  Researchers have discovered components of the bovine mastitis-causing bacterium, Streptococcus uberis that play a key role in the disease…
- Coffee consumption unrelated to alertness - Press release - 2 June
  The stimulatory effects of caffeine may be nothing more than an illusion according to new BBSRC-funded research…
- To bite or not to bite! Height and weight are the questions - Press release - 2 June
  The Scottish biting midge demonstrates a preference for men that are tall and women that have a large BMI and children…
- Helping plants to help themselves - Press release - 2 June
  With the need to feed an ever increasing world population, we must reduce crop yield losses in new, sustainable ways…
May
- Director of Institute for Animal Health to retire - News - 27 May
  Professor Martin Shirley has announced his retirement as Director of the Institute for Animal Health with effect from June 2011.
- Babraham scientists awarded £900k grant to boost understanding of epigenetics - Press release - 27 May
  Babraham scientists awarded £900k grant to boost understanding of epigenetics…
- How do bumblebees get predators to buzz off? - Press release - 26 May
  Researchers funded by BBSRC, EPSRC, the German Research Foundation and Wellcome Trust have found that bumblebees' distinctive…
- Major new study into brain ageing - Press release - 25 May
  Research efforts to understand the effects of ageing on the brain have been given a major boost with the announcement of a new £5M grant…
- 16 new transnational projects to address global challenges - Press release - 21 May
  Brand new projects are launched this week in Paris to address global challenges such as food security and healthy ageing, and aim…
- BBSRC congratulates new Royal Society fellows - News - 21 May
  BBSRC wishes to congratulate all those scientists who were honoured today by being elected Fellows of the Royal Society.
- Professor Wolf Reik elected fellow to the Royal Society - Press release - 21 May
  Professor Wolf Reik Head of the Laboratory of Developmental Genetics and Imprinting at the Babraham Institute has been elected to the Fellowship…
- Study uncovers optimal ecology of bio-insecticide - Press release - 20 May
  BBSRC funded researchers at the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway University of London have discovered that the commonly used…
- UK-Europe collaborations harness biology for engineering - Press release - 19 May
  Four new projects, announced today, will develop biological methods that offer a new approach to antibiotic production, power generation for…
- Babraham scientist receives accolade from the Biochemical Society - Press release - 18 May
  Professor Sir Michael Berridge, FRS, Emeritus Fellow at the Babraham Institute, has been awarded the prestigious Biochemical Society Award…
- Vaccination still best option for controlling ovine enzootic abortion - Press release - 17 May
  Scientists…are encouraging sheep farmers to continue to vaccinate against Ovine Enzootic Abortion (OEA) on the day that they publish…
- The food fighters - Feature - 14 May
  BBSRC-funded researchers reveal how food architecture affects wellbeing…
- New screen for safer food crops - Press release - 14 May
  John Innes Centre scientists are working on a way to screen crop plants for toxic accumulation. The genetic screen will be particularly useful…
April
- Follow the leader: how those in charge make themselves known - Press release - 1 April
  Do you find yourself leading groups, or are you naturally more comfortable following others? BBSRC-funded research published today…
- Ageing gene found to govern lifespan, immunity and resilience - Press release - 1 April
  Scientists funded by the BBSRC at the University of Birmingham have discovered that a gene called DAF-16 is strongly involved…
March
- Songbird genome to aid understanding of learning, memory and more - Press release - 31 March
  In research to be published tomorrow (01 April 2010) in Nature, scientists break the news that they have sequenced the zebra finch genome…
- UK-Brazil partnership in sustainable agriculture – Embrapa-Labex at Rothamsted Research launched - Press release - 31 March
  Embrapa - the £400M agri-business and research arm of the Brazilian Government - has established its first UK base at Rothamsted Research…
- What’s eating your prize carrots? Get answers from scientists at BBC Gardeners’ World 2010 - Press release - 31 March
  Gardeners who have felt the pain at finding pests have ravaged their best flowers…
- One Step Beyond: Making the most of postgraduate education - News - 31 March
  The Department for Business Innovation and Skills has today launched a report on postgraduate education entitled "One Step Beyond…
- BBSRC and NSF join together to promote new ideas to enhance photosynthesis - Press release - 30 March
  Leading bioscience funding bodies in the UK and USA announce plans to promote scientific proposals…
- Biomechanical research reveals elephants move like a 4x4 - Press release - 29 March
  Research by a Royal Veterinary College (RVC) team, funded by BBSRC, has shown the legs of elephants…
- Modern farming and healthy butterfly populations can co-exist through better management of land - Press release - 27 March
  The way grassland buffer strips are maintained could have a significant impact on improving biodiversity…
- New Council members for BBSRC - Press release - 26 March
  Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson has appointed two new members to the Council of BBSRC…
- Do you want to benefit from communicating science? - News - 26 March
  Engaging young people in research can be enjoyable and rewarding but also boost your employability or academic career progression according to…
- Public-private research partnership announces £10M new funding to promote drug development - Press release - 24 March
  The search for new medicines will receive a £10M boost this week as the public and private sectors unite to fund bioprocessing research…
- Secrets of cell function could help quest for new medicines - Press release - 22 March
  BBSRC-funded scientists have shed light on a key control process within cells that helps ensure our bodies function efficiently…
- Seaweed to tackle rising tide of obesity - Press release - 22 March
  Seaweed could hold the key to tackling obesity after it was found it reduces fat uptake by more than 75 per cent…
- Scientists make TB bug suicidal - Press release - 21 March
  Scientists at a BBSRC Institute have identified a new class of drug target that tricks tuberculosis bacteria into suicidal self-poisoning…
- Scientists go into battle to disarm superbug - Press release - 19 March
  Two recent pieces of research from Imperial College London, funded in part by BBSRC, reveal new ways of tackling the armour and weapons of…
- DNA sequencing pioneer named BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2010 - Press release - 19 March
  Professor Shankar Balasubramanian has been named as the BBSRC Innovator of the Year, winning £10,000 in recognition of his work…
- Study finds genes that keep watch on blood clotting time - Press release - 18 March
  BBSRC-funded scientists at the University of Edinburgh have discovered three genes that could shed light on the genetic causes of blood-clotting…
- Major new research effort targets key pig diseases - Press release - 17 March
  A consortium of researchers in Cambridge and London has been awarded a £5M grant from BBSRC to develop a way of diagnosing and…
- Scientific links with Japan boosted by new awards - Press release - 12 March
  Scientific links between the UK and Japan have been boosted by the announcement of the BBSRC latest Japan Partnering Awards…
- Public-private research partnership to develop improved crops for food security - Press release - 11 March
  A new research initiative has been launched to accelerate the development of improved crops with higher yields and consistent, high quality products…
- UK research community unites to help ensure future food security - Press release - 11 March
  The UK's main public funders of food-related research and training will today join together to launch a new programme…
- Scientists solve puzzle of chickens that are half male and half female - Press release - 10 March
  A puzzle that has baffled scientists for centuries - why some birds appear to be male on one side of the body and…
- Designer nano luggage to carry drugs to diseased cells - Press release - 10 March
  For the first time, scientists have succeeded in growing empty particles derived from a plant virus…
- Pinpointing how cancer cells cope with chemotherapy - Press release - 9 March
  BBSRC-funded scientists have pinpointed one of the mechanisms which cancer cells use to survive chemotherapy…
- Douglas Kell responds to comments on Strategic Plan - News - 8 March
  Prof Douglas Kell has today posted a blog on the BBSRC website responding to questions posted in response to the publication…
- Seafarers’ scourge provides hope for biofuel future - Press release - 8 March
  For centuries, seafarers were plagued by wood-eating gribble that destroyed their ships, and these creatures continue to wreak damage…
- UK Research Office in Brussels celebrates 25th anniversary - Press release - 5 March
  The office was established at the beginning of the first EU research Framework Programme to provide a direct point of liaison…
- New Director for John Innes Centre - Press release - 2 March
  BBSRC, the John Innes Foundation and the John Innes Centre Governing Council have announced the appointment of Professor Dale Sanders…
February
- Hormone study gives scientists a sense of how animals bond - Press release - 24 February
  BBSRC-funded scientists have pinpointed how a key hormone helps animals to recognise others by their smell…
- Genome of crop pest reveals nature of a complex symbiosis - Press release - 24 February
  New research into the genome sequence of a major feed pest, funded in part by a joint BBSRC/ANR initiative…
- Your old sofa – and much more – could be composted, say scientists - Press release - 22 February
  Polyurethane plastics used to make a host of products, from furniture fillings to shoe soles…
- Beacons for Public Engagement initiative online survey of UK higher education staff and researchers - News - 22 February
  The BPE initiative was launched by the UK Higher Education Funding Councils, RCUK and the Wellcome Trust…
- Finalists announced for £20,000 national bioscience innovation prize - News - 19 February
  The BBSRC is pleased to announce the 7 finalists in the 2010 Innovator of the Year Award competition…
- Scientists rewarded for creative flair in national science photo competition - Press release - 19 February
  The winners of the inaugural Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) science photo competition are announced today…
- The art of science - Feature - 18 February
  BBSRC's inaugural science photo competition reveals the beauty of bioscience…
- A 30% cut in fertiliser use in China would not threaten food security - Press release - 17 February
  A study published in Science shows that over-use of ammonium-based in China has caused soil acidification…
- Scientists solve ageing puzzle - Press release - 17 February
  A discovery by BBSRC-funded scientists at Newcastle University could provide…
- BBSRC-Gates Foundation-BecA-ILRI workshop - News - 16 February
  The workshop aims to bring together scientists from sub-Saharan Africa, the USA and UK to foster scientific collaborations with the potential to create…
- Scientists take on global livestock threat to reduce poverty and increase food security - Press release - 15 February
  £13M of new research is being launched today to tackle the significant and growing threat…
- Cameras of the future: heart researchers create revolutionary photographic technique - Press release - 14 February
  Scientists funded by the BBSRC and the British Heart Foundation at the University of Oxford…
- Plants under attack send finely-tuned aromatic cry for help - Press release - 11 February
  Researchers from Rothamsted Research, an institute of BBSRC, have found that plants under attack by insect…
- £15M scheme to train hundreds in vital food security research and development - Press release - 10 February
  BBSRC is today committing up to £15M to establish training for food security research and development.…
- First member of the wheat and barley group of grasses is sequenced - Press release - 10 February
  A few grass species provide the bulk of our food supply and new grass crops are being domesticated for sustainable…
- Gene discovery to increase biomass needed for green fuel - Press release - 10 February
  Manchester scientists have identified the genes that make plants grow fatter and plan to use their research to increase plant…
- Bluetongue vaccine given to pregnant ewes protects lamb after birth - Press release - 8 February
  Dr Chris Oura and colleagues at the IAH, an institute of BBSRC, have shown for first time that lambs born to ewes that had…
- The quick and the dead: evidence that movement is swiftest in response to events in the environment - Press release - 3 February
  Scientists…have carried out "laboratory gunfights" to show that we move faster when we react to something in our environment…
- BBSRC congratulates 2010 Louis-Jeantet prize-winner - News - 1 February
  BBSRC congratulates Professor Austin Smith on winning the 2010 Louis-Jeantet prize for medicine for his stem cell research…
January
- BBSRC heralds 'Age of Bioscience' with launch of new strategic plan - Press release - 28 January
  BBSRC has today outlined the strategic framework that will shape its direction and funding decisions for the next 5 years…
- Babraham research provides insight into the reprogramming of cell fate - Press release - 27 January
  A discovery by scientists at the Babraham Institute…brings new insight into how cells are reprogrammed and…
- Scientists achieve first rewire of genetic switches - Press release - 26 January
  BBSRC-funded researchers at The University of Manchester have successfully carried out the first rewire of genetic switches…
- £5M funding partnership to bring new innovation and economic benefit to UK - Press release - 26 January
  A £5M development at the Norwich Research Park…will provide facilities for start-up and growing businesses that will turn…
- New scheme to provide £1.3M extra funding to students for high cost training in animal physiology - Press release - 25 January
  From today, research institutions with PhD students funded by the BBSRC or the MRC can apply for additional funding to support…
- Sweet success for sustainable biofuel research - Press release - 25 January
  Scientists have found a way to increase fermentable sugar stores in plants which could lead to plant biomass being easier…
- Nanoscience explored in new RCUK website - News - 21 January
  RCUK have today launched a new website which explores the area of nanoscience research, a major multi-disciplinary…
- Scientists using x-ray vision to produce more nutritious flour - Press release - 21 January
  Pioneering research combining plant breeding and high-intensity x-rays is being used by scientists…to explore the possibility…
- Researchers take early step towards devising new antibiotics - Press release - 19 January
  BBSRC-funded researchers have made the first step towards creating a new class of antibiotics in a study published…
- Scaling-up key to meet food security challenge - Press release - 18 January
  BBSRC is today meeting with 50 leading agri-food scientists to identify coordinated ways to translate lab-based research…
- New Director for Rothamsted Research - Press release - 14 January
  The BBSRC, the Governing Body of Rothamsted Research and the Trustees of the Lawes Agricultural Trust are pleased to announce…
- Early career researchers wanted to help with e-CPD for teachers - News - 12 January
  Science Learning Centres are looking for early career researchers to get involved with their Fresh Science project - this is…
- Innovative new web interface improves access to UK’s largest free online life sciences resource - www.ukpmc.ac.uk - Press release - 11 January
  Helping researchers access and exploit over 1.7 million full-text, peer reviewed biomedical research articles and over 19 million…
- BBSRC to launch 2010-2015 Strategic Plan with webcast on 28 January 2010 - News - 11 January
  BBSRC will be launching its new 5-year strategic plan on 28 January with webcast from Chief Executive Prof Douglas Kell…
- Heart rhythm gene revealed in new research - Press release - 10 January
  A gene that regulates the rhythm of the heart is revealed in new BBSRC-funded research published today in Nature Genetics…
- Response to recommendations made by House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee report on nanotechnologies and food - News - 8 January
  Research Councils UK (RCUK) welcomes the new report from the House of Lords Science and Technology…
- New Year Honours 2010 - News - 8 January
  The following were announced in the New Year Honours list 2010…
- Response from Professor Douglas Kell, BBSRC Chief Executive, to Oxford Farming Conference survey findings - News - 7 January
  BBSRC is pleased to have had the opportunity to sponsor two surveys on agricultural research, which were presented…
- The plant that doesn’t feel the cold - News - 7 January
  Scientists at the John Innes Centre, an institute of BBSRC, have discovered that plants have a built-in thermometer that they use…
- Only greater agricultural science co-operation will deliver production and sustainability gains - Press release - 6 January
  Farmers, scientists, the food industry and the Government must work more closely if UK agriculture is to increase…
- BBSRC welcomes new science research strategy for food security and sustainability - Press release - 6 January
  The BBSRC, the UK’s largest funder of agriculture and food related research, has welcomed and pledged its support…
- Former Rothamsted Research Director features prominently in 2010 New Years' Honours list - Press release - 4 January
  Professor Ian Crute, the former director of Rothamsted Research said he was “Delighted to have had his…
- New research findings may help stop age-related macular degeneration at the molecular level - Press release - 4 January
  Scientists discover the relationship between two blood proteins plays a pivotal role in staving off the condition…

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