Branching out: From model plants to coppiced trees
Researchers from the Sainsbury Laboratory and Rothamsted Research, funded by the BBSRC Crop Science Initiative, have discovered a gene that contributes to the coppicing response of willows.
Dr Siobhan Braybrook blogs on celebrating plant science
Dr Siobhan Braybrook has written an entry for the GARNet community blog , explaining the value of pure science research. 'You don’t need to know exactly where you are going in order to end up somewhere cool; you can explore things for the sake of knowledge which gives a lot of freedom; and sometimes you find out unexpected...
Tours of the Sainsbury Laboratory in September- Fully Booked
Please note this event is now fully booked. Any enquiries regarding tickets should be addressed to the Open Cambridge team: Email: opencambridge@admin.cam.ac.uk Call: 01223 766766 The Sainsbury Laboratory is participating in Open Cambridge on Saturday 14 September. Free tours will be given of the award-winning Lab by...
The Sainsbury Laboratory joined plant breeding organisations, horticulturalists and other plant experts in the 'Festival of Plants' at the Cambridge Botanic Garden. Researchers from SLCU participatef in a range of events and exhibits timetabled throughout the day, including pop-up plant science demonstrations, short talks...
Newnham College Women in Science Participants, April 4 2013
A group of 30 A-level pupils spent an afternoon at the Sainsbury Laboratory as part of their participation in Newnham College’s ‘ Women in Science ’ residential course. The girls were given a challenging task by academic visitor Alexis Peaucelle, and rose to the occasion magnificently. They were given seedlings from...
Plants are “masters of biochemistry”. This was one of the conclusions reached by the 30 teenagers who visited the Sainsbury Laboratory for a morning of science challenges. Working in collaboration with Science and Plants for Schools , the Sainsbury Laboratory hosted the event as part of a week-long programme run by the...
