BBSRC Business summer 2009

Features
- The plight of the humble bee
  UK research funders, including BBSRC, have joined together to invest up to £10M to help identify the main threats to bees and other insect pollinators...
- Genomics provides clues to sustainable potato protection
  Plant scientists are shedding light on the strategies used by the potato blight pathogen to infect cells...
- Searching the seven seas
  Pharmaceutical and agrochemical development could soon benefit from cross-cutting research…to discover novel enzymes from marine microbes…
- Bright spark brings virtual heart a step closer - Expanded web feature
  Video footage of individual heart cells has revealed a link between cell structure and the generation of 'calcium sparks' that control heartbeat…
Research @
- Centre for Plant Integrative Biology
  Susannah Lydon...reports on how a systems approach to answering some fundamental plant science questions could have a real impact...
Opinion
- Peter Kendall
  National Farmers' Union President Peter Kendall comments on the role of research in securing a vibrant and productive future for agriculture…

Features