Blogs

Plants are fascinating! Have you ever wondered why scientists work with plants?

Heather Jones interviewed our guest speaker Dr Phillipa Borrill from the Department of Crop Genetics at the John Innes Centre about her work studying bread wheat genetics and her career so far.

Following on from parts 1 and 2 we continue on the trail of discovering interesting plants as Dr Richard Milne and his team of plant scientists explore Estonia.

Following on from part 1 we continue on the trail of discovering interesting plants as Dr Richard Milne and his team of plant scientists explore Estonia.

Holly-Anne tells us about an amazing project she pursued during her honours year, which was recently published in Science!

10-13th April 2023, National Museums Scotland

Follow Dr Richard Milne and his team of plant scientists as they explore Estonia discovering interesting plants along their way.

When thinking about what plants need to grow, one of the first things that might spring to mind would be sunlight…and you wouldn’t be wrong!

Are you curious about plants? Did you know that there is a day dedicated to finding out more about plants every year?

In June we swapped our labs coats for sports kit and held the first IMPS sports day.

IMPS members are working hard to make our campus hedgehog-friendly.

Did you know that the blue colour of ice cream can come from blue-green algae? PhD student Apple Chew discusses Anton Puzorjov’s research in producing a new heat-stable variant of a natural blue colouring.

Aranza Díaz asked group leaders here at the Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences for their advice to help students to make this year the most successful yet.

PhD student Tara Wight reflects on the balance that should exist between new innovative and native heritage crop varieties after her placement with Nourish Scotland and Scotland The Bread.

PhD student Lindsay Williams, interviewed Dr. Bea Orosa, a newly appointed Chancellor’s Fellow in IMPS, on her career path and research into plant immune responses.

Researchers reveal that plants respond differently to shade depending on their development, and uncover the genetic programmes behind this.

Supporting Plant Science: Gina Pegu Interviews our Greenhouse Manager Billy Adams ahead of his retirement.

Jade Bleau introduces Black Botanist Week (Author: Helen Feord, Editor: Aranza Diaz)

Helen Foerd (final year PhD student) sat down with our new Institute of Molecular Plant Sciences member, Dr Sandy Hetherington to discuss the mysterious world of fossilised plants and scientific life.

Researchers reveal the mechanism that forms the pyrenoid, an enigmatic compartment used by algae to boost photosynthesis, and then go a step further by engineering a synthetic version into a higher plant for the first time.