"This is the most robust study of the fundamental thermal response of aquatic photosynthesis at ecosystem scale to date.
"We also need to understand human behaviour and that is why the James Hutton Institute uses both social and natural sciences to try and understand what might be better ways of managing our land.
"The ICS group brings together an exceptional combination of skills and expertise, providing the Institute with a unique capacity to rise to the challenges of genome analysis to contribute to UN Sustainable Development Goal 2
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Graeme Cook as the new Director for the Centre of Knowledge Exchange and Impact (CKEI) with effect from 12th of September 2016.
"Our researchers are hard at work assessing many different blueberry varieties to find plants that grow well and have desirable traits, to then use them as parents in a breeding programme.
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John Mackinnon has been appointed as the new chairman of Moredun Scientific. He will succeed Dr Peter Wells who has been chairman of the Moredun Scientific board of directors for the past eight years and is retiring from the post.
The Moredun Research Institute are now an academic partner of the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) which aims to stimulate the growth of the Industrial Biotechnology (IB) industry in Scotland.
The GROW Observatory: a citizen science project for growers, gardeners, farmers and space scientists
“The outcome will be a hub of open knowledge and data created and maintained by growers that will be of value to the citizens themselves as well as specialist communities in science, policy and industry.
"Barley is rich in health-promoting carbohydrates, e.g. Beta-glucan, that aid digestion, reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and intestinal cancer.
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“We believe there is considerable potential for harvesting the foliage and extracting added value from the potato crop.
“We have been able to identify a number of potential interventions, such as green prescribing which should be integrated with existing initiatives like health walks that offer opportunities for overcoming social and motivational barriers.
“The Report Card outlines the possible effects of future climate change, focussing on threats and opportunities relevant to crop, livestock, wood and other production in the agriculture and forestry sectors.
“Our intention is to establish formal collaborative links to bring together different aspects of the research at each institution on these pests and pathogens of potato.
With a markedly international flavour this year, the event featured speakers from five continents and a large Chinese contingent led by Mr Liang Xisen, chairman of China’s largest potato producer, Xisen Potato Industry Company.
“Pests and pathogens remain a major constraint to food security in a world where potato is rising in importance as a major food crop.
“PiP is unmissable for anyone in the potato industry - with attendance rising steadily, it is GB’s largest potato field day offering something for everybody.
“Understanding the patterns genetic variation recorded in the genomes of crop plants promises to reveal how the process of mutation and natural selection has allowed plants to become successful in their own specific environmental niche
"By combining archaeobotany and crop-specific genetics, this study has produced novel insights into the origins of our one of our most important crop plants.
Scientists from the University of Glasgow and the Moredun Research Institute have published data from a comprehensive analysis of the changes that occur in milk during mastitis caused by a bacterial infection of the udder.
“This work will help us to understand how the cellulose synthase complex works, how plants form cellulose and how they lay it down in the patterns that provide strength and structure to the plant.