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Jannik Jilg

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Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bacteria as pigment factories

Systems biologist Nadja Alina Henke uses bacteria as cell factories to produce the red pigment astaxanthin. Now, the 28-year-old hopes to bring the process to market with her start-up company Bicomer.

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BASF

The two companies are cooperating in the development of precision diagnostics for plant diseases in the field.

28.08.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Precision diagnostics: BASF teams up with Ontera

Chemistry giant BASF and Californian molecular diagnostics expert Ontera are cooperating to produce mobile devices that can detect and name infections of diseases at an early stage.

Zur Bestäubung haften Pollen auf der sogenannten Narbe in der Blüte der Hypochoeris radicata, wie die nachkolorierte Aufnahme aus dem Rasterelektronenkryomikroskop zeigt.

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Shuto Ito

For pollination, pollen adheres to the so-called stigma in the flower of Hypochoeris radicata, as the post-colored image from the scanning electron cryomicroscope shows.

02.09.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Materials sciences

What makes pollen stick

Materials researchers at the University of Kiel have measured how strongly pollen adheres to certain flower organs.

Eine Solitärbiene verlässt ein künstliches Nest.

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Alexander Keller / Universität Würzburg

A solitary bee leaves an artificial nest.

10.09.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biodiversity

Bee microbiome reflects lifestyle

Bee researchers from Würzburg show that there are great differences between the microbial communities of social bee colonies and the more species-rich solitary bees.

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Tonni Grube Andersen

02.09.2019 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences

How plant roots communicate

Plant researcher Tonni Andersen is the 2019 Kovalevskaja Award winner. He seeks to understand how roots exchange information with soil microbes and is setting up a new research group at the Max Planck Institute in Cologne.

In der vorkommerziellen Produktionsanlage in Straubing hat Clariant Chinaschilf enzymatisch zu Bioethanol verarbeitet.

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Clariant AG

At the pre-commercial production plant in Straubing, Clariant enzymatically processed maiden silvergrass into bioethanol.

04.09.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Silvergrass passes biorefinery test

At Clariant's Straubing biorefinery, 30 metric tons of Miscanthus grass were successfully processed into sugars and ethanol.

Eine Hummel im Lavendelfeld: Insekten sind für unsere Ökosysteme unverzichtbar.

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Unsplash/Thomas Jorn

A bumblebee in a lavender field: Insects are indispensable for our ecosystems.

06.09.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biodiversity

Government invests in insect protection

More money from the federal government, protection of habitats and a foreseeable end to the pesticide glyphosate are intended to counter the decline of insects.

Jojoba-Plantage: Eine Studie der Universität Hohenheim zeigt, wo sie am effektivsten dazu beitragen können, dem Klimawandel entgegenzuwirken.

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Universität Hohenheim / Oliver Branch

Jojoba orchards: A study by the University of Hohenheim shows where they can make the most effective contribution to combating climate change.

13.09.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Jojoba crops combat desertification

In the right places, jojoba plantations can influence the microclimate and increase precipitation, reveals a simulation by researchers at the University of Hohenheim.

Die Tafel zeigt die chemische Strukturformel des CO2-Polyols.

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Deutscher Zukunftspreis/Ansgar Pudenz

The panel shows the chemical structural formula of CO2 polyol.

17.09.2019 News

Chemistry Waste Bioökonomie mitgestalten

CO2-Upcycling nominated for Future Prize

A research team from North Rhine-Westphalia has developed a process to produce building blocks for important plastics from carbon dioxide.

Pflanzenkrankheiten lassen sich mit Spektralkameras frühzeitig erkennen und bedarfsgerecht behandeln, wie hier bei der Zuckerrübe.

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Bosch

Plant diseases can be detected early with spectral cameras and treated, as in the case of the sugar beet.

16.09.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Fighting fungi with sensor tech and AI

A research project coordinated by the University of Hohenheim has developed a system that detects fungal infections in the field at an early stage and greatly reduces the use of fungicides.

Cellulose-Ethanol kann aus Weizen- oder Maisstroh hergestellt werden.

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Manfred Richter/Pixabay; CC0

Cellulosic ethanol can be produced from wheat or corn straw.

26.09.2019 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Polish group goes for cellulosic ethanol

The specialty chemicals company Clariant has won a second licensee for its biorefinery technology in the Polish petroleum group PKN Orlen.

Mit zeitaufgelöster, serieller Synchrotron-Kristallographie können alle Schlüsselzustände der enzymatischen Katalyse dargestellt werden. Sie zeigt auch, wie die beiden Untereinheiten des Enzyms Fluoressigsäure-Dehalogenase miteinander kommunizieren.

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MPSD

Time-resolved, serial synchrotron crystallography can be used to show all key states of enzymatic catalysis. It also shows how the two subunits of the enzymefluoroacetate dehalogenase communicate with each other.

25.09.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Enzyme filmed in action

Molecular cinema: German and Canadian structural biologists have observed an enzyme at work and produced a time-lapse film.

Spinnennetz, überlagert mit der Strukturoberfläche der Domänen eines Spinnenseidenproteins. Die Methionin-Seitenketten sind als farbige Stäbchen hervorgehoben.

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Pixabay / Collage: Hannes Neuweiler

Spider web superimposed with the structural surface of the domains of a spider silk protein. The methionine side chains are highlighted as colored rods.

01.10.2019 News

unspecific Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology

The secret of spider silk strength

It is an amino acid that makes the silk proteins in the spider thread tensile, researchers from the University of Würzburg have discovered.

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BASF

BASF expands its portfolio to include natural ingredients such as vanillin, nootkatone and valencene.

30.09.2019 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

BASF buys flavor maker Isobionics

The Dutch biotechnology company Isobionics specializes in natural fragrances and flavors and is now expanding BASF's portfolio.

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RUB, Kramer

Peter O'Mara from Sydney (left) and Patrick Wilde from Bochum are working on an electrochemical cell for CO2 reduction.

02.10.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Chemistry

Feedstocks made from CO2

Enzymes were their inspiration: Using nanoparticles as catalysts, German and Australian researchers succeeded in converting carbon dioxide into valuable resources.

Pflanzenproben werden im Labor für weitere Versuche vorbereitet.

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Bayer AG

Plant samples are prepared in the laboratory for further trials.

07.10.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Bayer founds crop protection join venture

Bayer and the US company Arvinas have teamed up to launch the joint venture Oerth Bio. It uses biotechnologically produced protein molecules to protect plants from pests.

Durch Borkenkäfer abgetötete Fichten am Lusen im Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald. Ökologen plädieren dafür, diese Form des Totholzes vermehrt im Wald zu belassen.

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Simon Thorn / University of Würzburg

Spruces killed by bark beetles in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Ecologists advocate leaving more of dead wood in the forest.

08.10.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Reforestation makes forests vulnerable

Germany plans large-scale reforestation to help ailing forests. According to Würzburg forest ecologists, this will have the opposite effect and make forests even less resilient.

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pixabay

02.10.2019 Studies and statistics

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Thünen-Institute (2019): Reducing food waste

Since June 2015, the REFOWAS (REduce FOod WASte) project has been investigating reasons for the generation of food waste along the entire value chain and analyzing  environmental impacts and economic aspects.

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Fraunhofer IAP

At 2900 °C, the Fraunhofer IAP graphitizes cellulose biofibers. They achieve the mechanical properties of petroleum-based carbon fibers.

10.10.2019 News

unspecific Plants Plant and process engineering

Biocarbon fibers are pulling their weight

High-tech fibers made from renewable resources can be a real alternative to their petroleum counterparts, thanks to a new ultra-high-temperature process.

Stickstoffdüngung ist wichtig, kann aber auch zu viel sein.

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Pascvii/Pixabay; CC0

Nitrogen fertilization is important, but it can also be too much.

14.10.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Nitrogen fertilizers: less is more

Too much nitrogen increases the protein content in wheat. But it also reduces the yield, a research team has found.

Nicolas Plumeré entwickelt günstige Katalysatoren als Alternative zu Edelmetallen.

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RUB, Marquard

Nicolas Plumeré develops inexpensive catalysts as an alternative to precious metals.

21.10.2019 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry

Immortal catalysts for biofuel cells

Up until now, biocatalysts were short-lived. Bochum researchers have now developed a thin protective film that can make the hydrogenases last thousands of years.

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Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology

Point mutations generated by genome editing are similar to spontaneous mutations.

25.10.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Genome Editing: What Max Planck researchers say

The Ethics Council of the Max Planck Society has announced its position on genome editing in plant breeding, medicine and pest control.

Bathymodiolus-Muscheln und andere Bewohner der Hydrothermalquellen am Mittelatlantischen Rücken vor der Küste der Azoren.

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MARUM - Centre for Marine Environmental Sciences, University of Bremen

Bathymodiolus mussels and other inhabitants of the hydrothermal springs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge off the coast of the Azores.

18.10.2019 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity

Mussels with many partners

Deep-sea mussels enter into symbioses with a large number of bacteria and are thus well prepared for changing environmental conditions.

Bei vielen Industrieprozessen fällt Kohlendioxid als Abfall an. Wirtschaftlichere Prozesse sollen dazu führen, dass das Treibhausgas stofflich recycelt wird.

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LEEROY Agency/Pixabay

Many industrial processes produce carbon dioxide as waste. More economical processes are designed to allow the recycling of the greenhouse gas.

30.10.2019 News

Chemistry Waste Chemistry

Alcohol made from CO2

Production of alcohols from CO2 through electrochemical reduction is the goal of a research consortium that wants to use a new process to reduce the energy required for electrosynthesis.

Gelatine is often used for preparing desserts and baking.

28.10.2019 News

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Alliance for biotech gelatine

Collagen protein supplier Gelita and the US company Geltor are cooperating in the development of biotechnologically produced collagen proteins for the vegan food market.

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Pixabay

Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in the environment and pollute the oceans.

30.10.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Algae versus plastic waste

Using a bacterial enzyme, Marburg researchers have made it possible for diatoms to degrade plastic waste in salt water.

Viele Kleinbauern in Asien und Afrika leben vom Reisanbau.

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Tuan Hoang / Pixabay

Many small farmers in Asia and Africa make their living from rice cultivation.

04.11.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Tackling plant disease in rice

With two multi-resistant rice varieties and a diagnostic kit, an international team of researchers hopes to eradicate the plant disease bacterial blight.

Pestizide können bereits in geringsten Konzentrationen Wirkungen auf sensitive Individuen haben. Das zeigen auch Versuche mit Wasserflöhen.

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André Künzelmann / UFZ

Pesticides can have effects on sensitive individuals even at very low concentrations. This was also shown by experiments with water fleas.

12.11.2019 News

Chemistry unspecific Agriculture sciences

Pesticides: even low doses harmful

Pesticides pose greater risks than previously thought: Helmholtz researchers have shown that pollutants can affect sensitive people and ecosystems even at very low concentrations.

Insektenarten, wie diese Kleine Goldschrecke (Chrysochraon dispar), sind in ihren Beständen deutlich zurückgegangen.

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Martin Fellendorf, University Ulm

The populations of insect species such as Chrysochraon dispar have shrunk considerably.

05.11.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences

Insects disappear faster than suspected

In Germany, most insect groups are affected by species extinction - and more so than previously assumed, as a study led by the Technical University of Munich shows.

FAU-Wissenschaftler haben zusammen mit internationalen Kollegen das Rätsel um die Härte von Perlmutt (im Bild das Perlmutt einer Abalone-Schnecke) geknackt.

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Stephan E. Wolf

Together with international colleagues, FAU scientists have cracked the mystery of the hardness of nacre (the picture shows the nacre of an abalone snail).

13.11.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry Animals Materials sciences

As strong as mother-of-pearl

Researchers have shed light on the structure of nacre in mussels, paving the way for break-resistant ceramic materials.

Mechanische Unkrautbekämpfung: Spezialisten der Universität Bonn stellen einen Rollstriegel ein, der über die frisch gepflanzte Versuchsfläche kämmt, um keimende Unkräuter zu entfernen.

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Hanna Blum

Mechanical weed control: Specialists from the University of Bonn adjust a roller weeder that combs over the freshly planted trial area to remove germinating weeds.

19.11.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Gentle weed control

Researchers from Bonn are hoping to gently optimize weed control in the cultivation of medicinal plants in order to avoid contamination.

Laubholzarten können den Versorgungsengpass durch Nadelholz ausgleichen

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Fraunhofer WKI I Manuela Lingnau

Hardwood species can compensate for the supply bottleneck of coniferous woods

20.11.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry

Making fiberboard from hardwood

In addition to softwoods, low-value hardwoods are also suitable for the production of fiberboard. This has been demonstrated by Fraunhofer researchers.

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Samynandpartners/Wikimedia

The Europa building in Brussels is the seat of the European Council.

15.11.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Genome Editing: EU to review judgment

The European Council calls on the European Commission to investigate how the handling of genome-edited plants is to be regulated in future.

Kläranlagen haben oft einen hohen Flächenbedarf. Der Ruhrverband erprobt jetzt ein Verfahren, das unter anderem Fläche einspart.

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Michael Jarmoluk/Pixabay; CC0

The new wastewater treatment process saves space.

25.11.2019 News

Machine and plant engineering Microorganisms Plant and process engineering

More efficient wastewater treatment

Sewage treatment plants often require a lot of space. The Ruhrverband is piloting a new process that saves 30% electricity and also reduces space requirements and operating costs.

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EIB

The European Investment Bank is one of the world's largest development banks.

20.11.2019 News

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EIB goes green

The European Investment Bank will stop financing fossil energy projects from the end of 2021. Future funding will focus on clean energy innovation, energy efficiency and renewables.

Taucher sammeln Blätter des Neptungrases (Posidonia oceanica) in der Bucht von Calvi auf Korsika.

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Christian Jogler/FSU

Divers collect leaves of Posidonia oceanica in the bay of Calvi on Corsica.

28.11.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Oceans yield new antibiotics

Researchers have discovered a new source of antibiotics in the ocean. Planctomycetes are a marine phylum that has previously attracted little attention.

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IÖW, Gordon Welters

25.11.2019 Interview

Consumables unspecific Bioökonomie mitgestalten

New solutions to reduce packaging waste

Together with partners from business and municipalities, Frieder Rubik is looking for new strategies to minimize the use of plastic packaging in retail.

Mit dem Gehalt an Hydrogencarbonat ändert sich, welche Wasserpflanzen in einem See leben.

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pey7601/Pixabay; CC0

The hydrogen carbonate content affects which aquatic plants live in a lake.

02.12.2019 News

unspecific Plants Biodiversity

Deforestation and fertilizer change water ecosystems

Aquatic plants that use hydrogen carbonate as a carbon source are increasingly displacing those that use carbon dioxide.

In der Jochalge Zygnema circumcarinatum fand das Forschungsteam ein Gen, das bei der Stressbewältigung eine Rolle spielen könnte

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University of Göttingen

In the Zygnema circumcarinatum alga, the research team found a gene that might play a role in stress management.

02.12.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

How land plants control stress

How land plants cope with stress is not primarily controlled by hormones. An international team of researchers found out that a gene set regulates the process right off the bat.

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BIOCOM AG/bb

Tableware made of bamboo fibers is an alternative to plastic tableware.

29.11.2019 News

Consumables Plants Materials sciences

Bamboo dishes: Beware of heat!

Not every bamboo coffee-to-go cup is suitable for hot food: Products made with synthetic resin release toxic substances, warns the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment.