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Today, Monday 14 May 2012, the new National Plant Phenomics Centre, which features the most advanced research greenhouse in the UK, will be formally opened at Aberystwyth University's Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences.
The new Centre is a BBSRC supported national facility and has been developed at a cost of £6.8M. The research conducted at this new national centre will help to develop new plant and crop varieties to help tackle the global challenges of climate change, food security and replacing oil based products…
From humble beginnings
This is the story of a quirky little peptide sequence whose discovery led to the development of a crucial tool for today's biotechnology industry, leading to cancer treatments and advances in regenerative medicine, and where ongoing research is helping to explain the modern-day evolution of pathogens. It all started in the mid 1980s when researchers at the Institute for Animal Health were dissecting the foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) with the aim of developing new vaccines from its constituent parts…
BBSRC welcomes bioenergy strategy
BBSRC has welcomed the publication of a bioenergy strategy that sets out a framework for ensuring that biomass powering our homes, businesses and transport delivers benefits to businesses and consumers in a drive to meet the UK's low carbon objectives. This is the first time that the importance of bioenergy as part of the energy mix has been articulated in this way. Bioenergy is expected to play a key role in our ability to meet the 2020 renewables target as well as longer term carbon reduction targets to 2030 and 2050…
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