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Corn is one of the main cultivated crops worldwide. Due to centuries of selected breeding, the corncobs and their yield have been getting bigger and bigger.

06.07.2018 News

Food unspecific unspecific

GMO regulation debated at ECJ

Before the European Court of Justice (ECJ) decides on the regulation of genome-edited plants, environmental and industrial associations advocate their positions.

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Under what circumstances are customers willing to invest in dairy products? These and other questions were examined by the competence network "FoCus - Food Chain Plus" led by Kiel University.

16.07.2018 Success story

Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Milk money - what is it worth?

Researchers from Kiel have put the product milk under the proverbial microscope and examined the entire value chain from the producer to the consumer.

Viele Menschen reagieren allergisch auf Erdbeeren und Tomaten, vor allem wenn sie auch unter einer Birkenpollenallergie leiden.

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Many people are allergic to strawberries and tomatoes, especially if they also suffer from birch pollen allergy.

18.07.2018 News

Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Strawberry allergy: it' s all about the variety

Munich natural product researchers have investigated and identified allergenic proteins in strawberries and tomatoes: The variety of fruit determines the allergy potential. 

Feinstaub gefährdet nicht nur die Gesundheit der Menschen, sondern auch die Pflanzenwelt, wie Bonner Forscher beweisen.

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Particulate matter endangers not only human health, but also plants, as researchers in Bonn have shown.

20.07.2018 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Fine dust dries out trees

Not only is fine dust unhealthy for humans, it also affects the vegetation: According to an international study, the particulate matter makes trees more susceptible to drought.

Der von Mosa Meat 2013 vorgestellte erste Burger aus der Petrischale wird für den Marktauftritt vorbereitet.

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Mosa Meat, Redwan Farooq

Mosa Meat created the first cultured hamburger in 2013. After a successful series A financing round, the spin off company from Maastricht University now prepares to bring the burger to market.

24.07.2018 News

Food unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Merck invests in cultured meat

The German pharma company Merck is investing in the development of cultured meat by the Dutch start-up Mosa Meat.

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Laura Flórez

The wool beetle Lagria villosa lives on various economically important crops. The beetles are particularly common on soybeans (pictured) and cause great damage.

23.07.2018 News

Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

Jumping genes protect beetle eggs

Bacteria protect the eggs of the wool beetle from fungal attack. According to Mainz researchers, the bacteria obtained the mechanism through natural gene transfer - possibly even from marine organisms.

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Benjamin Stolzenberg für BIOCOM

In Synthetic Biology, researchers assemble systems with completely new properties from biological modules.

30.07.2018 News

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bioengineers build intelligent materials

Molecular biologists from Freiburg have constructed intelligent materials from biological modules that can absorb and process information.

Genome Editing-Verfahren wurden vom EuGH als Gentechnik eingestuft

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The long-awaited ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union states that plants bred via the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas are to be regulated according to the strict directive for genetically modified organisms.

25.07.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Surprise ruling by ECJ

The Court of Justice of the European Union declared that crops bred via the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas are "GMOs" and are to be regulated as such.

Das klimaschädliche Kohlendioxid könnte bald schon als industrieller Rohstoff Karriere machen.

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06.08.2018 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Enzymes turn greenhouse gas into feedstock

Munich biotechnologists have developed a highly efficient method to extract large amounts of the amino acid methionine from climate-damaging CO2.

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Ready-to-eat foods like slices of sausage or cheese can contain bacteria such as salmonella.

13.08.2018 News

Food Microorganisms Food technology

Protecting food with plasma

Researchers from Hannover have found a way to make food safer: Cold plasma succeeded in killing bacteria in sausages.

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Muhannad Al Aiti

The brown lignin is a waste product of the paper industry. Muhannad Al Aiti, a Dresden-based researcher, is investigating how best to use lignin for the prodcution of sustainable, bio-based carbon fibres.

02.08.2018 News

Automobile Plants Chemistry

New carbon fibres made from lignin

Manufacturing carbon fibres from sustainable resources is expensive – until now. A researcher at TU Dresden develops new and efficient manufacturing processes.

It is virtually impossible to identify inferior breast implants. However, this could soon change.

08.08.2018 News

Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Branding breast implants with tomato DNA

Using DNA snippets from tomatoes, researchers hope to identify breast implants in a way that prevents them from being falsified. This will enable them to track down inferior forgeries more quickly. 

Ob Blattkäfer oder Gecko: Ihr Talent auf glatten und steilen Flächen selbst kopfüber Halt zu finden, begeistert Materialforscher seit jeher.

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Be it leaf beetles or geckos: Materials researchers have always been fascinated by the talent for finding hold even upside down on smooth and steep surfaces.

15.08.2018 News

unspecific Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

Adhesives modeled after beetle feet

Bionic scientists at the University of Kiel have designed silicone material surfaces based on the model of a leaf beetle, thus significantly increasing its adhesion to other materials.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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".

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DLR, CC-BY 3.0

DLR researcher Paul Zabel spent a year in Antarctica, testing the farming of vegetables in the EDEN-ISS greenhouse.

01.02.2019 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Farming vegetables in perpetual ice

After a year of growing vegetables in Antarctica, Paul Zabel has returned to Germany. The results are mostly positive - in total, more than 270 kilograms of vegetables were harvested.