20.10.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
BASF signs billion-euro deal with Bayer
BASF has signed an agreement for €5.9 billion to acquire significant parts of Bayer’s seed and non-selective herbicide businesses.
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25.10.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Manure coating improves biochar's fertiliser qualities
Geomicrobiologists from the University of Tübingen demonstrate that co-composting of mixed manure and biochar creates an organic coating, which improves its fertiliser properties.
26.10.2017 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Green chemicals from moss
A new EU project headed by Ralf Reski in Freiburg will promote the environmentally friendly production of specialty chemicals from genetically modified moss.
30.10.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Fewer ammonia emissions could save lives
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz calculated that reducing agricultural ammonia emissions from manure and fertilizers decreases air pollution and reduces mortality.
01.11.2017 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Microbes isolate precious metals in pilot plant
The German industrial biotech company Brain AG has developed a new bio-leaching method to isolate and retain metals by breaking down waste and ore.
11.10.2017 Success story
Automobile Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bioplastics made with wood fibres
Researchers in Halle and Potsdam are experimenting with compsite-materials made of beech fibres and bioplastics.
03.11.2017 News
unspecific Plants Agriculture sciences
Report: How climate change affects health
In the "Lancet Countdown" report, international experts from basic research to political scientists analyse the relationship between public health and climate change.
02.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Clariant to build new biorefinery in Romania
The swiss specialty chemicals company Clariant is set to build a sunliquid® cellulosic ethanol plant in Romania.
16.11.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Urban climate speeds up tree growth
According to a new study by Munich researchers, warmer temperatures in cities speed up the growth of urban trees and let them age faster.
15.11.2017 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
German iGEM teams big in Boston
The 15 German teams at the finals of the iGEM competition for synthetic biology did very well: no overall win, but they received eight gold, three silver, and three bronze medals.
16.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Intestinal bacteria produce mussel adhesive
Researchers from Berlin managed to reprogram the intestinal bacteria E. coli in such a way that they generate the underwater adhesives as seen in mussels.
20.11.2017 News
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Frankfurt: opening of new Green Finance Cluster
The new Green Finance Cluster in Frankfurt is open for business. The goal: to pair up sustainable innovations and funding opportunities.
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Andreas Gregor
21.11.2017 Interview
Construction Plants Energy technologies
Sustainable reed and electricity for the Senegal
Heidi Schiller and her KAITO Projekt GmbH  already introduced electricity from renewable resources to the Senegal. Now they are working to establish local reed as renewable building material.
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BIOCOM
28.11.2017 Product
Construction Plants
Decking boards
Plastic is produced from meadow grass in a resource-conserving manner using a recirculation process. Sustainable and environmentally friendly.
22.11.2017 News
Construction Plants Biodiversity
High biodiversity equals high functionality
According to a new report by researchers from Leipzig University, the economic and ecological value of any forest increases with its level of biodiversity.
23.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
Bacteria enable beetles to digest leaves
Researchers from Jena report that the symbiosis of the thistle tortoise beetles with a specific bacterium allows them to digest plant cell walls.
23.11.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Original genes optimise wheat cultivation
Researchers in Munich deciphered the complex genome sequence of goatgras. This ancestor of the common wheat could improve targeted breeding.
28.11.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biodiversity
How bacteria and algae talk
Pseudomonas bacteria can immobilise microalgae within moments. Researchers from Jena identified orfamid A as the chemical culprit.
29.11.2017 Success story
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
The gentle purification of valuable proteins
Membrane adsorbers can assist in the gentle and loss-free purification of proteins. Now, biotechnologists have optimised the technology in order to obtain cytokines for use in biomedicine.
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29.11.2017 Product
Chemistry Plants
Running shoes
The demands on modern running shoes are high. They should be light and stable, tear-resistant and stretchy, even when wet.