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Not all Biologists work in a lab 🥼 Some of them work in our offices! #IAmABiologist

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We are pleased to announce that the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, has appointed Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith @AnneF_S as the new Executive Chair of BBSRC:

New BBSRC Executive Chair appointed

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Not all Biologists work in a lab - Some of them work in our offices! #IamABiologist @RoyalSocBio #BiologyWeek #STEM

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BBSRC welcomes the publication of the UK Plant Science research strategy, which highlights challenges & opportunities over the next decade. Watch this space for details on how you can get involved to help disseminate these important findings. More:

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A new kind of COVID test that can produce results in just five minutes has been created by researchers at @UniBirmingham with the help of BBSRC funding. The advance in speed comes from the use of EXPAR amplification in place of PCR. #TacklingCoronavirus

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Breaking news: Scientists identify UK's first ash tree that shows tolerance to #ashdieback

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This is very exciting! BBC News - Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water

Graphene-based sieve turns seawater into drinking water

The development could help provide clean drinking water for millions of people who lack access to safe sources.

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The 2021 Discovery Fellowships round is now open. Take steps towards becoming an independent researcher and gain leadership skills whilst working in a host lab. Apply by 6 May. Find out more:

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A brilliant day for UK bioscience as @UKRI_News ' Infrastructure Fund invests over £317M in new facilities at @NorwichResearch Park. The funding will support a new plant and microbial science & innovation hub for @JohnInnesCentre @TheSainsburyLab

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Congratulations to... @martinbroadley @GeochemAnder from @geo_nutrition and @UniofNottingham 🎉 #IoY18

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Four ambitious teams of experts have received funding to seek answers to some of bioscience’s most fundamental questions. The projects will share £18M through our strategic Longer and Larger grant scheme (sLoLa).

BBSRC invests £18 million in world-class frontier bioscience

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Do these count as some of our favourite books? 😅📖 #WorldBookDay

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£40m to create a new interface between bioscience and medicine announced today @TheQuadram @UKRI_News @SamGyimah @beisgovuk

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Congratulations to Prof Eleanor Riley who has been appointed to lead @roslininstitute . #womeninscience

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We're delighted to announce a £22.5M boost for BBSRC's Collaborative Training Partnerships. The scheme will fund 225 industry-led studentships to equip the next generation of bioscience researchers with vital skills

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#IoY19 International Impact Winner

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We're delighted to welcome Professor Guy Poppy @GuyPoppy1 as BBSRC's new Deputy Executive Chair. Professor Poppy served as @foodgov inaugural Chief Scientific Adviser from 2014-2020, and is Programme Director of the Transforming UK Food Systems programme

Deputy Executive Chair of BBSRC appointed

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UK scientists have created broccoli that grows in all seasons, may double crop yield #foodsecurity . @JohnInnesCentre

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Over the next 5 years, we’re investing £376M in leading-edge research at seven of our strategically-supported institutes – including 16 new programmes on challenges like food security and advanced genomics /1

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Announcing our 2022 Discovery Fellows🎉 Meet them here: We’re excited to see their innovative projects come to fruition. Feeling inspired? Applications for the BBSRC Discovery Fellowship 2023 programme are now open🔽 1/

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R U excited for #FantasticBeasts ? At @BBSRC we're excited for Fantastic Yeasts! 🔬Professor @RoslynBill @AstonUni shares her top 5 fantastic yeasts and where to find them: #FridayFeeling

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#WomenInResearch have changed the world and continue to do so. We're featuring a few who have worked with @BBSRC providing inspiration to us all

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£319M investment in UK’s #bioscience research to remain internationally competitive and innovative @beisgovuk @BBSRC

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Congratulations to Professor Dame @OttolineLeyser for her appointment as Chief Executive of UK Research and Innovation.

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Professor Dame @OttolineLeyser DBE FRS has been appointed as UK Research and Innovation's new Chief Executive, succeeding Professor Sir Mark Walport. We look forward to welcoming her to her post on 29 June. Read more:

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Now open: David Philips Fellowships. Awards are for five years, include personal salary & a significant research support grant to enable fellows to establish their own independent research group

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Huge congrats to @roslininstitute & @JohnInnesCentre for receiving GOLD @Athena_SWAN awards! #WomeninScience

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"No matter what plant is being worked on, the original insight came from Arabidopsis" Here's the story of how one little plant and decades of collaborative research gave us the tools to grow better crops

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The #Farms of the #Future explored in this video teaser. Full video here: #NFU16

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New antibiotic from bacteria found on an ant could beat #MRSA @JohnInnesCentre @uniofeastanglia

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NEWS: Scientists @portsmouthuni @DiamondLightSou @NREL have engineered an enzyme to digest #plastics , providing a potential solution to one of the world’s biggest environmental problems #biotech

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We were saddened to hear of the tragic death of Professor Simon McQueen-Mason last weekend. Simon was well-known to many at BBSRC and will be sorely missed by the global industrial biotechnology and bioenergy community 1/

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We've received an additional £16.6m as part of #industrialstrategy More details on the projects here:

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Oh my gourd - a BBSRC pumpkin!

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The emergence of synthetic biology & gene editing has advanced Industrial #Biotechnology giving us the potential to transform industries & contribute to a low-carbon circular economy through the creation of cheaper, more sustainable processes & products. #Bioeconomy #cleangrowth

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A gene with the potential to make wheat more drought-tolerant has been discovered by a research team led by the @JohnInnesCentre

New Green Revolution gene discovery sows hope of drought resilient wheat | John Innes Centre

Reduced height, or semi-dwarf, wheat varieties with improved drought resilience may soon be grown in fields across the globe following an exciting scientific discovery…

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Meet the twelve finalists who will compete to be named @BBSRC Innovator of the Year 2019 #IoY19 NEXT WEEK at the Science Museum in London....🎉🏆🎉😀 #WednesdayWisdom

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BBSRC PhD opportunities thread: November edition! ☕ If your team or institution has a BBSRC-funded PhD opportunity, tell us about it in the comments 👇

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Congratulations to all the winners and finalists who competed in the 2019 @BBSRC Innovator of the Year event! A special thanks to the Science Minister @CSkidmoreUK @beisgovuk for presenting the overall #IoY19 award. A truly inspirational night for research & innovation 🇬🇧

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On the hunt for bioscience funding? Here's a selection of open and upcoming BBSRC opportunities 👇

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The 2021 Discovery Fellowships round is now open. Take steps towards becoming an independent researcher and gain leadership skills whilst working in a host lab. Apply by 6 May. Find out more:

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Bored of the #heart emoji? Us too. We've lined up heart-science to woo you on #ValentinesDay

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We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Guy Poppy as Interim Executive Chair of BBSRC. Prof Poppy, who is currently serving as BBSRC’s Deputy Executive Chair, will take up his new role on 1 July @GuyPoppy1 /1

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Vaccine against #polio created by using plants - major breakthrough towards ending polio for good.

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NEWS: Scientists have identified gene expression responses that may help understand why some salmon are more resistant to sea lice than others @roslininstitute #aquaculture

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We are pleased to welcome Dr Sarah Perkins as the new Executive Director for BBSRC. Dr Perkins brings a wealth of experience in research management from her role as Director of the @GW4Alliance . More:

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How plant science can help to feed a growing global population, as the climate changes. Professor Dale Sanders from @JohnInnesCentre talks to @jimalkhalili on @BBCRadio4 at 9am tomorrow.

BBC Radio 4 - The Life Scientific, Dale Sanders on feeding the world

Why the world needs more plant scientists. Prof Dale Sanders talks to Jim Al-Khalili.

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On International Women’s Day #IWD2019 , @MelanieWelham Executive Chair for @BBSRC part of @UKRI_News shares her passion for family, bioscience and a balanced life. #BalanceforBetter

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BBSRC PhD opportunities thread: January edition ☂️ If your team or organisation has a BBSRC-funded PhD opportunity, tell us about it in the comments 👇 Don't forget to include a closing date!

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#News : Scientists @roslininstitute have genetically modified chickens able to produce human proteins in their eggs offering a cost-effective way to develop certain types of drugs #CRISPR #GM

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BBSRC-funded research is being used to find solutions to reduce the impact of our love of coffee on the environment. #Biotechnology @UKRI_News #sustainability

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We're launching the BBSRC Pioneer award: a new funding call for early-stage, visionary frontier bioscience research of up to £200,000 fEC. Find out more on our website and at our webinars on 16 & 24 November

Pioneer awards: early-stage frontier bioscience research

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They're not the most beautiful tomatoes - but they could be lifesaving. Research at the @JohnInnesCentre has produced tomatoes enriched with Parkinson's disease drug L-DOPA, providing a potential affordable way to make essential medicines

Tomatoes offer affordable source of Parkinson’s disease drug

Scientists have produced a tomato enriched in the Parkinson’s disease drug L-DOPA in what could become a new, affordable source of one of the world’s essential medicines…

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Next week @BBSRC will name the 2019 Innovator of the Year winner! #IoY19 Find out what's made these twelve individuals finalists in this year's competition. 🎉🏆🎉

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Calling all early career researchers with a flair for science communication & an interest in healthy ageing research & nutrition. Pick up your pens and enter our writing competition - you could win £500! Enter by 19 August @BSRAgeing @BiochemSoc #BSRA2022

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#ECRs : want to undertake independent research but not ready to start your own lab yet? A Discovery Fellowship could be the perfect career step for you. Closing 12 May More:

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Do you know where to find the world's most comprehensive range of molecular data resources that’s open to everyone? Learn more about @emblebi , a #ResearchInfrastructure helping scientists make the most of big data in biology:

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What makes #Genetics epic in 🌾 #wheat @EarlhamInst shows its remarkable ability for local adaptation

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UK leads in #bioscience #innovation w/official biotech launch by @JoJohnsonMP @beisgovuk @JohnInnesCentre @BBSRC

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New appointment to help find fresh ideas to transform food systems: @GuyPoppy1 has been appointed as Programme Director for the Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) Food Systems programme.

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Global Challenges £16M Boost: #agriculture & food systems sustainability @The_MRC @NERCscience @ESRC @ahrcpress

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Our longer and larger grants scheme is now open for applications. Get support for research projects in excess of £2 million that address significant fundamental questions in bioscience.

Strategic longer and larger grants: frontier bioscience 2021-2022

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We're trying something new to help candidates find all the great BBSRC-funded PhD opportunities that get posted about on Twitter. Has your lab group or institution got a BBSRC-funded PhD position open right now? Tell us about it below, including a link to find out more⬇️

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The 2019 Innovator of the Year #IoY19

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"We think it will be very hard for bacteria to evolve resistance against albicidin-derived antibiotics.” Encouraging news from @JohnInnesCentre and collaborators last week, with a toxin made by a plant pathogen showing promise against drug-resistant bacteria

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Today is #WorldScienceDay , and we'll be highlighting global challenges @BBSRC funds: food security, green energy & healthier, longer lives.

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Will climate change be a win for disease-carrying insects? Announcing 'Climate Change Bites', a digital event on bugs, disease, health & food and their future under climate change. Hosted by @Vic_Gill Register: 21 Oct, 11-1pm #COP26 #ClimateChangeBites

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NOW OPEN! We're inviting applications for the annual awards celebrating the best innovations arising from biological science research #IoY19 💡

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£54.7m over the next 3 years for the @johninnescentre and @TheSainsburyLab ’s Next Generation Infrastructure. This will transform existing capabilities with a goal for the facility to be #NetZero . Explore more projects supported by the UKRI Infrastructure Fund ⬇️

UK Research and Innovation

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Today we are announcing £481 million over the next three years in a portfolio of investments in UK’s research and innovation infrastructure. Learn more about the projects: @LDNTechWeek #LTW2022

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Watch new #video about how the first 450 million-year-old #plants evolved with fungi http://t.co/zmy8WBE3jL

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Discovery Fellowships: Awards are for three years and it is expected that up to 10 fellowships will be awarded #BBSRCFunding

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First #Britain -wide study reveals loss of wild flowers matches #pollinator decline @Nature

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Largest ever genetic study of hair colour @EdinburghUni has shown 8 genes linked to red hair, helping to solve a mystery of how redheads inherit their flaming locks... Funded with @The_MRC

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Sec @michaelgove from @DefraGovUK looking at some wonderful wiggly worms brought by @Rothamsted researchers #OpenFarmSunday

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The UKRI Infrastructure Fund will enable further design development for @JohnInnesCentre and @TheSainsburyLab 's Next Generation Infrastructure, including the opportunity for them to be energy self-sufficient and carbon #NetZero .

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The world’s largest radio telescope network, an airborne lab, and carbon capture technologies. We're boosting these projects and more with a £50m Infrastructure Fund to strengthen the UK's research & innovation capabilities across all disciplines. More:

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TONIGHT @BBSRC will name the 2019 Innovator of the Year....join us LIVE at 7:30 PM #IoY19

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Watch 24hrs in the life of a zebrafish #embryo on our blog at http://t.co/OCQJE9G5vG @TTWhitfieldLab @sheffielduni http://t.co/47h1bdajzF

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Congratulations to Prof Cathie Martin, who has been awarded the 2022 @RankPrize for Nutrition for her research to improve the nutrition of fruits and vegetables at the @JohnInnesCentre 🍅🥬 Here's Cathie describing her important work:

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Comments welcome on the future strategy for UK biotechnology and biological sciences

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Did you know that our Follow-on Funding is now open to applicants with a direct link to ANY BBSRC funding? Apply by 27 March for up to £800,000 to help your early-stage bioscience research & innovation take its next steps towards practical application:

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Season's Greetings from all of us at BBSRC. And a happy Christmas to those who celebrate it. We're taking a break on social media over the holidays and we'll be back here on 2 January. See you in the new year.

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6 new innovation hubs have been launched as part of the new Diet and Health Open Innovation Research Club which aims to address critical shared barriers to innovation across the food and drink sector - Funded by @bbsrc , @defragovuk , @the_mrc & @innovateuk

Diet and health innovation boosted by new funding partnership

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We’ve published a report of a strategic review of bioimaging in the UK to will help stakeholders understand the key priorities within our #bioimaging portfolio, & will inform our strategy in this area

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We are pleased to congratulate Professor Wolf Reik on his appointment as the director of the Babraham Institute. Full story: @BabrahamInst

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With @innovateuk , we're delighted to announce £7.5m of new funding to support the National Biofilms Innovation Centre's phase 2 roll out @ukbiofilms #BiofilmsWeek

UK biofilm capability boosted by new funding

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The @JohnInnesCentre appears in @NatureIndex 's 2022 Index Innovation supplement as one of the top non-government and non-profit institutions for patent influence - what a great achievement for our institutes🥳

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And finally...congratulations to...Prof Rob Honey & @sab_cohenhatton from @CardiffUni 🎉 #IoY18

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We are on countdown until worms in space! Dr Amelia Pollard @UniofNottingham is part of the @worms_space team. Currently in Florida ahead of the launch on Tuesday, here she talks about her work on the Molecular Muscle Experiment from the @NASAKennedy 🚀

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Plastic-eating enzymes, helping fire-fighters improve decision making, analysing plant roots in-situ using CT scanners - it’s been a great year for bioscience. “Biology is, afterall, about life!” says @MelanieWelham #Biologyweek

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Diseases carried by ticks, mosquitoes and other vectors pose a growing threat to human & animal health in the UK. @UKRI_News & @DefraGovUK are investing £7.5M in eight new One Health projects to close gaps in our understanding and improve forecasting

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Announcing our 2021 Discovery Fellows 🎉 We can't wait to see this cohort's brilliant ideas come to fruition. Meet them here: And if you're inspired to follow in their footsteps, read on below 🔽

Latest discovery fellows named

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It’s #PlantHealthWeek . We’re joining @DefragovUK and others to talk about why healthy plants matter and how we can all help. Last year, we commissioned 12 illustrators to draw 12 plants representing plant health issues. Read the stories behind them here:

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Want to take your next steps to becoming an independent research leader? The 2022 Discovery Fellowships round is now open. Watch our videos for tips on your application: Find out more and apply by 5 May:

BBSRC Discovery Fellowships 2022

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We are making £80,000 available to fund business interaction vouchers to encourage industry uptake of bioimaging technologies. More info and how to apply Application Deadline: 16:00 on 27 September 2019

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NEWS: first funding of £90 million investment aims to revolutionise how food is produced and dramatically reduce its environmental impact @beisgovuk @UKRI_News @innovateuk @BBSRC #IndustrialStrategy #FutureFarming

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BBSRC's #bioscience blog heads to UK Blog Awards finals! Thanks for the amazing pics #UKBA16

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We're pleased to announce that Phenom UK is up and running. Over the next two years the project will deliver a £2.4 million scoping activity to plan for a national infrastructure in plant & crop phenotyping Follow @Phenom_UK for updates or learn more ➡️ /1

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For the first time, a team led by @BristolUni has used proteins to make microscopic wires that conduct electricity. There are loads of exciting potential uses - like artificial photosynthesis and biosensors for diagnosing diseases /1 📸 Ross Anderson

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Scientists have discovered how a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine produces an anti-cancer compound. The discovery, by @JohnInnesCentre researchers and collaborators in China, could help synthesise larger quantities of the promising compound

Discovery of anti-cancer chemistry makes skullcap fit for modern medicine | John Innes Centre

The evolutionary secrets that enable the medicinal herb known as barbed skullcap to produce cancer fighting compounds have been unlocked by a collaboration of UK and Chinese researchers…

www.jic.ac.uk

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Our Chief Exec @MelanieWelham shares some reflections as a researcher on #IWD2018 just one of the brilliant women who work for BBSRC