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Editor Pat Heslop-Harrison

Pat Heslop-Harrison is Professor of Molecular Cytogenetics and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester. He is also Chief Editor of Annals of Botany.
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Featured Plant Science

Using genome diversity for the environment, livelihoods and tropical grasslands

Pat Heslop-Harrison (with collaborators listed below) examines why it’s not just humans that need better crops.

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonJanuary 14, 2019January 14, 2019
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Featured Life

The Hungry Gap: Food for temperate February and March

Have we banished the hungry gap? Pat Heslop-Harrison has been talking to BBC Radio Leicester.

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonFebruary 5, 2018February 5, 2018
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Plant collections and flowers for the start of the year #Countryfile

Why do we collect plants? Pat Heslop-Harrison finds out with the BBC television show Countryfile.

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonJanuary 21, 2018January 21, 2018
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Science, technology and innovation for Africa with the EU-Africa High Level Policy Dialogue stakeholder panel

What does it mean to work towards Sustainable Development? Pat Heslop-Harrison, editor of Annals of Botany, has been discussing the issue in Brussels with European stakeholders.

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonOctober 23, 2017October 23, 2017
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Digital Researcher

Should You Tweet Posters from a Conference?

by Alun Salt, Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonAugust 17, 2017August 11, 2017
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International Botanical Congress #IBC2017 and the big picture from Shenzhen

Sometimes confusing & contradictory, but also energetic & innovative. Pat Heslop-Harrison looks for the key themes from the International Botanical Congress.

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonJuly 27, 2017July 27, 2017
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Life

International Women’s Day 2017: Celebrating Professor Winifred Pennington

For International Women’s Day, we are celebrating the work and achievements of Professor Winifred Pennington FRS. You can download a free poster of her life at the end of this article.

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonMarch 8, 2017March 8, 2017
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Life

Plant Records: An ever increasing pot of gold

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonDecember 8, 2016December 8, 2016
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Life

Cryopreservation on the farm and in the news

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonNovember 27, 2016November 27, 2016
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Risk, reward and hazard

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonOctober 20, 2016October 20, 2016
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Bite-sized Science News Videoblog

The most common grape variety you’ve never heard of: Airen and careful winemaking

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonSeptember 28, 2015September 21, 2015
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European Cytogenetics Conference: Chromosomes, sequences, Mendel and humans

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonJuly 7, 2015July 7, 2015
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Digital Researcher Education

Building a Linux computer for imaging and informatics

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonMay 28, 2015May 29, 2015
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Plant and Animals Genomes: between conferences
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Genome Editing the Plant and Animal Genomes conference series

by Editor Pat Heslop-HarrisonMay 26, 2015May 27, 2015
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  1. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 18, 2023

    Good afternoon, Patrick, Aha, one now begins to wonder if the spelling Catherine in the cited source should really have…

  2. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    The bisindole alkaloid catharine is said to have been published and the molecular structure can be found scattered about, though…

  3. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    Hello Patrick, Thank you for taking th etim eto comment on this item. The source for 'catherine' that's stated in…

  4. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 15, 2023

    Catherine? I know there are many variants of the basic skeleton with related names but surely the most well-known is…

  5. Nigel Chaffey on Plants named for the great, the good, and the bad..?January 5, 2023

    ICYMI, Dr Sandra Knapp has been awarded an OBE in the UK's New Year's Honours list, for the important contributions…

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In addition to Botany One, the company currently publishes three journals, the Annals of Botany, AoB PLANTS, and in silico Plants.

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