21.07.2017 News
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Researchers of the University of Freiburg have deciphered the 3D structure of an enzyme that might be used for the biotechnological production of fertilizers and fuels.
01.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
How is water transported in the soil as well as through roots of plants? Using 3D neutron imaging, a team of researchers have visualized the waters path to the lupine roots.
26.07.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Scientists in Würzburg and Munich have developed innovative molecular building blocks to create smart windows and self-recycling packaging.
27.07.2017 News
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The Technical University in Munich is expanding its Straubing site: The new campus will focus on industrial biotechnology and bioeconomy.
27.07.2017 Product
Agriculture and forestry Plants
Coffee grounds are not noxious, but they do produce a lot of waste. The founder of the Berlin start-up company Kafform combined this so-called waste with biopolymers and formed a cup from it.
28.07.2017 News
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The European Commission has launched a Bioeconomy Knowledge Centre that provides scientific data and background information to facilitate informed policy decisions.
31.07.2017 Success story
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
What will be the consequences of climate change on agriculture and nutrition in Europe? Simulation models created by climate researchers in Potsdam are looking to the future.
01.08.2017 Product
Chemistry Plants
Waste that accumulates during food production is usually thrown away. This is also true for rice husks. German sportswear manufacturer Puma uses this waste material for their eco-friendly trainers `Re-Suede´.
02.08.2017 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The German industrial enzyme specialist evoxx has become part of global biotech company Advanced Enzyme Technologies Limited.
02.08.2017 Studies and statistics
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The Earth Overshoot Day is the date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year.
03.08.2017 News
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Researchers in Oldenburg found that the health of an ecosystem is not directly related to how many species inhabit it.
04.08.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Dodder, a parasitic vine, transfers warning signals from one host-plant to another if one of them is attacked by herbivores.
15.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Rice blight is a plant disease causing severe harvest losses in Asia. A consortium led by German researchers is now funded with US$6 million by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.
17.08.2017 News
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A global study by 62 scientists found that drought-induced tree death is based on their mechanistic inability to suck in water with their roots.
18.08.2017 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute in Freising developed a new technique to brew a refreshing sports drink made of the seeds of sweet lupins.
23.08.2017 News
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Researchers developed a new non-toxic coating for underwater surfaces that prevents mussels and other organisms from sticking to them and damaging them.
Researcher Profile
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
For Eduardo Gordillo, vegetable waste represents the ideal raw material for packaging and disposable tableware. His Hamburg-based start-up Bio-lutions turns agricultural waste into biodegradable moulded fibre products. The multi award-winning material can be produced with minimal technical effort, anywhere in the world.
30.03.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
The DNA molecule offers countless structural possibilities. Dresden-based scientists developed a synthetic envelope to protect the sensitive building blocks.
31.03.2017 News
Food Animals Biodiversity
Aquacultures are polluting Chile's rivers with a cocktail of dissolved organic substances. An international team of researchers establishes new safety limits.
04.10.2017 Country
Chemistry unspecific Forestry
Sustainable biomass production is being promoted in the wooded kingdom.
04.04.2017 Country
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Finland’s dense pine forests are the central resource of its bioeconomy.
05.04.2017 News
Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
The synthetic silk biopolymer produced by Amsilk found its way into nail polish: Together with Ocean Pharma the new product will be unveiled at in-cosmetics Global in London.
06.04.2017 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
BASF acquired the licence for the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas from Boston’s Broad Institute. Now the company can utilize the tool for its global enterprises.
06.04.2017 Interview
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Peptides are multi talents but expensive to produce. The CEO of the Düsseldorf start up Numaferm aims to use a novel biotechnological method in order to provide the protein building blocks in a more cost-efficient way.
07.04.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Tropical forests are being more and more fragmented. Leipzig-based scientists assessed that this increases carbon dioxide emissions by an additional third.
11.04.2017 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biodiversity
Dortmund-based biochemists are able to draw patterns in cells. All that is needed to paint with “molecular ink” is a laser and light sensitive molecules.
13.04.2017 News
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A pan-German collaboration of Audi, BASF, and Covestro developed a new bio-based car coating. Thus reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions during production.
19.04.2017 News
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A global event for the freedom of science taking place on April 22. In Germany demonstrations are planned at 20 sites - from Berlin to Heligoland.
20.04.2017 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Where does the sugar in the sugar beet actually come from? Scientists from research and industry looked into this question in order to increase yields from sugar beet.
19.04.2017 News
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Emmanuelle Charpentier discovered the revolutionary genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas. Now she will head her own Max-Planck research unit in Berlin.
17.04.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Extreme weather occurrences are endangering harvest yields worldwide. To enable more precise weather forecasts a new Land-Atmosphere Feedback Observatory (LAFO) will be established.
27.04.2017 Success story
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Aided by new sequencing technologies, Nils Stein and his team of plant geneticists have succeeded in decoding all seven chromosomes of the barley genome far quicker than was originally planned. In the process, they have greatly added to the genome map of this important agricultural crop.
25.04.2017 News
Food Animals Biodiversity
Berlin-based researcher establish new analysis of origin for frog legs. The specific pattern of isotopes within each animal can tell, whether they indeed stem from sustainable farms.
27.04.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Global climate change is costing the wine industry billions of dollars each year. An international team of researchers established a “Global Risk Index for Wine Regions”.
28.04.2017 News
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The German Research Foundation (DFG) is funding 17 new Priority Programmes with a total of €100 million. Three of the Life Science projects are focused on bio-based economy.
03.05.2017 News
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Industry 4.0 via digitalization spanning robots and bio-based economy – that is the main message of the Hannover Messe 2017.
04.05.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
More than 250,000 Europeans voiced their support for a change in the agriculture industry towards sustainable farming policies across Europe.
05.05.2017 News
Automobile unspecific Energy technologies
The consumption of bioethanol as part of the petrol market has increased slightly in Germany. In 2016 1.2 million tonnes of bio-based ethanol has been added to fuels.
Researcher Profile
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What are the effects of plastic waste on ecosystems? That is the question that biologist Carolin Völker and her colleague Johanna Kramm are trying to answer with their projects in their junior research group ‘PlastX’.
10.05.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Environmental technology
A body of research has shown the negative consequences of microplastics for aqueous life. Now, a seminal paper that had demonstrated behavioural changes in fish was retracted.
