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Weizenmuster im Vergleich: Urkorn und Kulturkorn aus dem Herbarium der bundeszentralen Ex-situ-Genbank am IPK.

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Julie Himpe/IPK

A comparison of wheat patterns: original grain and cultivated grain from the herbarium of the Federal Ex-situ Gene Bank at the IPK.

16.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Genomes of 487 wheat varieties deciphered

An international study confirms the theory of the origin of bread wheat and opens up new breeding potentials for the crop.

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Private

13.05.2019 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Waste Agriculture sciences

Getting the best from biowaste with worms

Michael Quintern breeds earthworms to transform biowaste into precious humus.

Algen spielen zunehmend eine Rolle als Lebensmittel, aber die Reinigung des Abwassers aus den Zuchttanks ist wegen des Salzgehalts schwierig.

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Pixabay; CC0

Algae are playing an increasingly important role as food, but the purification of wastewater from the breeding tanks is difficult due to the high salt content.

22.05.2019 News

Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Purifying saline wastewater with algae

Algae are in high demand as food. A German-Chinese research team now wants to develop macroalgae for new applications.

Damit Blattsprosse sich entwickeln können, benötigen ihre Stammzellen eine sauerstoffarme Umgebung.

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ExplicitImplicity/Wikimedia; CC-BY-2.0

In order for leaf shoots to develop, their stem cells need an environment low in oxygen.

23.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Plant cells need lack of oxygen

Oxygen deficiency usually harms plants. However, an international team of plant researchers reports that too much air is even harmful for the development of new leaves and flowers.

Der neu beschriebene Virus lässt die grünen Stängel der krausen Petersilie gelb werden.

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Wikipedia

The newly described virus causes the green stems of the curly parsley to turn yellow.

24.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

New parsley virus discovered

Leibniz researchers from Braunschweig have identified a new pathogen from dwarf parsley plants that is responsible for blocking growth.

So sieht die textile 3D-Bioanode aus dem Projekt TexKoMBZ aus.

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RWTH Aachen

This is the 3D textile bioanode from the TexKoMBZ project.

21.05.2019 Success story

Machine and plant engineering Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Power generation with microbes

A fuel cell with a textile anode could make various sewage treatment plants almost energy neutral and also make other biotechnological processes more economical.

Der Feldroboter "ETAROB" erkennt Pflanzen an ihrer Struktur.

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FH Aachen / Enno Dülberg

The field robot "ETAROB" recognizes plants by their structure.

28.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Field robot helps with weed control

Researchers from Aachen and their partners have developed a field robot that detects weeds and removes them with electric shocks.

Bienen können in ihrem Bienenstock durch verschiedene Methoden gegen Parasiten kämpfen.

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MPI-P

Bees can fight against parasites in their hive with various methods.

29.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences

Heat sensors for beehives

Max Planck researchers from Mainz want to use mini-sensors to ensure even temperature in beehives, thus better protecting honey bees from parasites.

Nanokapseln könnten bald schon Rebstöcke vor der gefährlichen Pilzkrankheit Esca schützen.

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Willi Stengel auf Pixabay

Nanocapsules could soon protect vines from the dangerous fungal disease Esca.

31.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Healing plants with nanocapsules

The nano-active substance transporters known from medicine were successfully used for the first time for the treatment of dreaded plant diseases. And on top of it all, they are also made of waste. 

Bundesumweltministerin Svenja Schulze eröffnet die Konferenz ICCA 2019.

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BMU/Sascha Hilgers

Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze opens the ICCA 2019 conference.

27.05.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Fighting the climate crisis at all levels

At the ICCA climate conference in Heidelberg, political and economic actors stressed the need for cooperation between government decision-makers.

CRISPR-Cas9 hat die Genom-Editierung revolutioniert. Ein RNA-Molekül leitet dabei das Enzym Cas9 zur Schnittstelle auf dem DNA-Doppelstrang und ermöglicht so das An- und Abschalten von Genen.

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MPG

CRISPR-Cas9 has revolutionized genome editing. An RNA molecule directs the enzyme Cas9 to the interface on the DNA double strand, thus enabling genes to be switched on and off.

28.05.2019 News

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Using genome editing for plant breeding

In a statement on genome editing, the Max Planck Society argues for the targeted use of CRISPR-Cas9 in plant breeding and urges legislative changes.

Der genetische Unterschied zwischen Kartoffelsorten kann größer sein als der zwischen Mensch und Schimpanse. Das spiegelt sich in der hohen Variabilität verschiedener Kartoffelsorten wider.

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HHU / V. Prigge

The genetic difference between potato varieties can be greater than that between humans and chimpanzees. This is reflected in the high variability of different potato varieties.

03.06.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Tool set for potato growers

Researchers at the University of Düsseldorf are developing genetic approaches to accelerate the path to new varieties.

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Ulrich Stachow / ZALF

Aphid infestation on a field bean.

05.06.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Making agricultural systems more ecological

A Franco-German research project is investigating how efficient agriculture could largely do without chemical-synthetic crop protection.

Brasilien gehört zu den führenden Sojaproduzenten der Welt. (im Bild: Sojabohnenfeld in Rio Grande do Sul/Brasilien)

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Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

Brazil is one of the world's leading soy producers. (Photo: Soybean field in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

07.06.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Agricultural research: New alliance with Brazil

The sustainable production of crops is the focus of a cooperation between agricultural research institutions in Germany and Brazil.

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Pixabay

The six leading European universities in the field of the bioeconomy are planning to join forces and establish a pan-European university for the bioeconomy.

22.11.2018 News

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A pan-European university for the bioeconomy

Following the inititative of the German University of Hohenheim, the six leading European universities regarding bioeconomy will join forces and establish a pan-European university.

Junge Ackerbrache mit Korn- und Mohnblumen, Kornrade, Acker-Fuchsschwanzgras und Gerste. Für viele Menschen zeigt sich in solchen Bildern ein ästhetischer Eigenwert der vielfältigen Natur.

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Wikipedia CC BY 3.0

A diverse nature: Young fallow fields with cornflowers and poppies, corn wheel, field foxtail grass and barley.

23.11.2018 News

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World Summit for the Protection of Biodiversity

The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference, held until the end of November in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, focusses on the implementation of global goals for the protection of biodiversity.

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A. Battenberg / TUM

The carbon fiber reinforcement gives the granite plate an extremely high strength, enabling completely new, efficient constructions.

26.11.2018 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Fibers from greenhouse gas

An algal technology developed by Munich scientists could help mitigate global warming. It converts carbon dioxide from the atmosphere into valuable carbon fibers.

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IRRI/Wikipedia / CC BY 2.0

The number of different rice varieties is enormous. There are 120,000 varieties of the cultivated rice variant Oryza sativa alone.

27.11.2018 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

AI identifies new rice variants

The International Rice Research Institute IRRI and the Tübingen-based biotech company Computomics aim to identify new resistant rice varieties using artificial intelligence.

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Pixabay

More vegetables and fruit instead of animal products: according to a new report by the InterAcademy Partnership, producing fewer animal-based products would significantly improve the agricultural CO2 balance and thus limit climate change.

03.12.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Rethinking sustainable agriculture

In a new report, the international InterAcademy Partnership states that food production and consumption must change drastically to limit climate change.

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Pixabay

Even five years after its inception, the dif aims to find new and sustainable solutions to urgent global problems.

06.12.2018 News

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Finding new sustainable solutions

During this years "disruptive innovation festival" numerous online sessions and podcasts explained the concept and opportunities of a circular economy and insects as food or feed.

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Dawid Skalec/Wikimedia; CC-BY-SA-4.0

The genome of the thale cress is also found in the Jülich primary database.

03.12.2018 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Plant genomes at a glance

A database of the RWTH Aachen simplifies the analysis of new molecular genetic information from plant research.

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Pixabay

PVC is now the third most important plastic in the world and the so-called soft PVC is often used for hoses. However, the plasticizers used for them are increasingly being criticized as being hazardous to health.

07.12.2018 News

unspecific unspecific Chemistry

Bio-based plasticizers for PVC

Many types of soft PVC are harmful to one's health. Thus, a consortium of the Hamburg and Bielefeld universities as well as BASF SE is looking for biobased alternatives.

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Pixabay

Global warming has detrimental consequences for the survival of mankind. According to the European Commission, the only solution is a shift towards a sustainable and bio-based economy.

06.12.2018 News

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Fighting climate change with bioeconomy

The European Commission calls for a pan-European long-term strategy for a prosperous and climate neutral economy and names the bioeconomy as key to achieving these goals.

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BIOCOM AG

Insect food has many benefits. But it seems marketing them as luxury food may entice more people to eat them than highlighting their ecological benefits.

11.12.2018 News

Food Animals Bioökonomie mitgestalten

How to sell insects as food

According to Cologne-based researchers, praising insect food as a luxury object rather than advertising it as environmentally-sound motivates more people to actually eat it.

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pixabay

17.12.2018 Product

Consumables Microorganisms

Nail polish

Decorating finger and toe nails is not a recent trend. The oldest proof for decorated nails is about 5000 years old and comes from China.

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Theo Peschke, KIT

Karlsruhe scientists have modified enzymes in such a way that they automatically combine to form a stable biocatalyst, which can convert source materials into the desired end products without solvents or high temperatures.

12.12.2018 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

New biocatalyst for green chemistry

Materials researchers from Karlsruhe are using enzymes as a biobased, energy-saving and sustainable alternative to conventional catalysts.

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Beibei Li and Tobias Züst / University Bern, Switzerland

Maize plants use benzoxazinoid both to ward off aphids and to protect against caterpillars. Wheat has the same defense strategies, but the enzymatic switch that decides the defense function is different.

17.12.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

One substance, two effects

Ecologists from Germany and Switzerland report that maize and wheat use the metabolite benzoxazinoid differently depending on which pest attacks them.

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Pixabay

Researchers from Baden-Württemberg want to produce new products for the bioeconomy from walnuts.

21.12.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Walnuts for the bioeconomy

Nuts are traditional winter and Christmas treats. However, they are not only tasty and nutritious, they also have a huge potential as source material for the bioeconomy.

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Pixabay

Many plastic products can now be made from renewable raw materials - including Lego building blocks. However, researchers in Bonn warn that just because it's renewable, it is not necessarily sustainable.

18.12.2018 News

Consumables Plants Chemistry

Are bioplastics the solution?

Are bioplastics really a "green" alternative to petroleum-based plastics? According to researchers in Bonn, bioplastics are only sustainable if crop residues are used for its production.  

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Wikipedia; Public Domain

Jasmine plants are particularly popular because of their flowers and fragrance. But they also give their name to an important plant hormone that is involved in the function of leaf pores.

19.12.2018 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Old hormone, new function

Jasmonic acid is widely known as a defence hormone of plants. Researchers from Würzburg have now identified another function: it also causes the closure of stomata.

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University of Hohenheim

Researcher Profile

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

An on-farm biorefinery

Andrea Kruse wants to promote the material use of biomass. The chemist from Hohenheim hopes to establish a biorefinery on the farm in order to produce basic chemicals from plant feedstocks.

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Kreitschitz/ CAU Kiel

Through contact with water, the seed of Neopallasia pectinata from the family of composite plants forms a slimy sheath. The white cellulose fibres anchor it to the seed surface.

08.01.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

New plant-based nanofibers

Zoologists in Kiel have discovered highly adhesive cellulose nanofibres in the slimy protective layer of plant seeds, which may be very useful for biomedical applications.

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M. Toro-Nahulepan/ J. Plitzko

The magnetic microbe Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense during its division: magnetite crystals are colored red and the cytoskeleton green.

07.01.2019 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Microbe of the year goes to Magnetospirillum

Due to its magnetic properties, the microbial species Magnetospirillum has enormous potential for biotechnological applications and was voted Microbe of the Year 2019.

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Epoky University

At the end of 2018, the PANBioRA project meeting took place in Tirana, Albania.

10.01.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Quick evaluation of biomaterials

The European project PANBioRA is investigating and developing tools and methods in order to assess the risks of new biobased medical products in a standardised way.

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Fraunhofer IOSB

Using tomatoes and ground beef as examples, Fraunhofer researchers have trained the intelligent algorithm of their food scanner. The scanner can now infer the shelf life of food items based on the measured values.

15.01.2019 News

Food unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

Measuring shelf life with infrared light

Fraunhofer physicists have developed a pocket-sized food scanner that uses infrared light and intelligent algorithms to determine the shelf life of food.

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Holger Unbehaun

Just a few centimetres in size, but extremely absorbent: The wood chips developed by materials scientists at TU Dresden are designed to clean up water after an oil spill.

15.01.2019 News

Machine and plant engineering Plants Materials sciences

Fighting oil spills with wood chips

Materials scientists at TU Dresden have developed wood fibre-based oil binders that can clean water in the event of an oil spill.

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Luise Böttcher, Archiv BRAIN AG

15.01.2019 Studies and statistics

Chemistry Microorganisms unspecific

nova-Institut (2019): Sugar Sustainability Study

A new study by the nova-Institut investigates the sustainability of biobased raw materials for the chemical industry, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

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Mattes Linde

15.02.2019 Interview

unspecific Plants Biodiversity

Capturing global biodiversity

The Berlin biologist Michael Ohl wants to record the diversity of animal species on earth with the help of innovative technologies - at the new Center for Integrative Biodiversity Discovery.

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Pixabay

In Paris, Covestro is presenting a biobased hair gel and a biodegradable sun lotion.

18.01.2019 News

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

Covestro presents sustainable cosmetics

Cosmetics are a growing market but mostly based on petrochemicals. During a trade show in Paris Covestro is now presenting a new sustainable hair gel and sun protect lotion.

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Novis GmbH

22.01.2019 Interview

Chemistry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology

Biogas from mushrooms

Thomas Helle, Managing Director of Tübingen-based Novis GmbH, is developing a biogas plant using mushroom compost as part of the EU project "Smartmushroom".