Bioeconomy News

Gene scissors are an important tool in genome editing, but they originated in the battle between bacteria and phages.

The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is funding 13 new collaborative research centers at universities with a total of 166 million euros - including two on the bioeconomy.

Researchers at the University of Hohenheim want to make proteins from plants from meadows and pastures usable for the bioeconomy. A protein extract for animal feed has already been obtained.

A flexible vertical greening system developed by Fraunhofer researchers has reached market maturity after years of research.

Researchers at TU Dresden work on sustainable stage design made of a composite material with fungal mycelium. The corresponding premiere is at the beginning of December in Munich.

Researchers reconstructed the distribution of global plant diversity and used it to create a world map showing where and how many plant species exist.

A silicone sponge can be used to detect bacteria that cannot be cultured in the laboratory and to analyze their DNA.

The Gregor Mendel Foundation has awarded the Innovation Prize to researchers Nils Stein and Martin Mascher from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben for their contributions to decoding the complex genomes of wheat, barley and rye.

Researchers in Hamburg want to tap new sources of raw materials - straw, to be precise - in order to obtain cellulose fibers for the textile industry.

The Potsdam-based start-up Targenomix uses systems biology and bioinformatics to develop new crop protection products.

Plant researchers from Tübingen have investigated epigenetic marks in a crop plant - the field penny-cress. These adapt to the climatic conditions of a site.

Genetic analyses of old landraces of winter barley have led plant researchers from Gatersleben to discover a molecular mechanism that can be used to produce virus-resistant barley varieties.

A new research project aims to tap the potential of residual and waste materials from hemp processing - especially their use for energy.

In the sustainability category of the FSK industry association's innovation award, this year's prize went to Fraunhofer researchers from Pfinztal.

Cologne-based researchers have tapped safflower oil as a resource for the production of biobased polyamides.

A new study concludes that breeding new wheat and rye varieties can significantly reduce agriculture's carbon footprint.

The biotech company AMSilk has moved into new laboratory and office space on the Neuried campus southwest of Munich - partly in order to continue growing outside Europe.

A pilot plant for the production of two biobased pharmaceutical raw materials has performed well in test operation.

The salt protection mechanism now demonstrated in plant leaves is superior to that in roots and opens up potential for plant breeding.

Researchers from Halle have used a 3D printer to encapsulate an insect repellent in a biopolymer and molded it into a finger ring that protects against mosquitoes.