Saving plants from disease

Saving plants from disease

Saving plants from disease To prevent outbreaks of disease destroying wheat and other vital food crops, scientists from the Rothamsted Research and European Bioinformatics Institutes are sharing genetic and genomic information on disease-causing microorganisms Every...
A working class hero is something to be

A working class hero is something to be

A working class hero is something to be Dr Simon Rennie, based at the University of Exeter, is investigating Victorian poetry – specifically that from the Lancashire cotton famine. By uncovering texts that have lain dormant for more than a century, working-class...
Getting to the root of pine decline

Getting to the root of pine decline

Getting to the root of pine decline Dr Lori Eckhardt is investigating the cause of a deadly root disease – known as pine decline – in the southeastern United States. Using hyperspectral interferometry to locate fungal spores on bark beetles, her work is helping us to...
Learning to live with less water

Learning to live with less water

Learning to live with less water Climate change and a growing population are putting pressure on our global water resources, especially those used for agriculture. How can we respond to this challenge and ensure that farmers have the water they need? Dr Emile Elias...
Paid to study, research and communicate science

Paid to study, research and communicate science

Paid to study, research and communicate science Undergraduate scientists at the University of Saint Francis are receiving scholarships from the National Science Foundation to learn and share their knowledge with children, teenagers, the public and industry – and it’s...