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MPI-CBG/ Drobot, Tang

The researchers want to construct minimal biological systems from chemical building blocks.

24.04.2019 News

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

New Max Planck Center for Minimal Biology

In Bristol, England, the Max Planck Society is establishing a research center for synthetic biology with the local university: the Max Planck-Bristol Center in Minimal Biology.

Dem Erbgut der Weinrebe auf der Spur – ein chinesisches Team hat das Genom eines Großteils der Arten entschlüsselt. Das Botanische Institut des KIT stellte hierzu seine weltweit einmalige Sammlung europäischer Wildreben zur Verfügung.

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Peter Nick, KIT

On the trail of the grapevine genome - a Chinese team has deciphered the genome of a large part of the species. The Botanical Institute of the KIT made its worldwide unique collection of European wild vines available for this purpose.

30.04.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Genome analysis: The relatives of the grapevine

Chinese plant researchers have deciphered and analysed the genomes of 472 different wild grapevine forms. A vine archive from Karlsruhe contributed material.

Überprüfung der Volksstärke der Honigbienen neben einem Rapsfeld.

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Maj Rundlöf

Verification of the colony strength of honey bees next to a rape field.

06.05.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Massive field study supports insecticide ban

The insecticide clothianidin, which is banned in the EU, damages bumble bees, a field study confirms. Honey bees, on the other hand, remain unaffected.

Viele Klebstoffe lassen sich durch biobasierte Alternativen ersetzen, die sogar Mehrwerte bieten.

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stevepb/Pixabay; CC0

Many adhesives can be replaced by bio-based alternatives that even offer many advantages.

02.05.2019 News

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

Bio-based adhesives with added value

Bio-based adhesives are not only more sustainable. They also have other advantages over their petrol-based counterparts, as an analysis by the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research shows.

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AmSilk GmbH

The company Amsilk biotechnically produces spider silk proteins.

02.05.2019 News

Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Givaudan takes over cosmetics business of AMSilk

Givaudan, the world's largest manufacturer of fragrances and flavours, opts for the biotechnologically produced spider silk proteins from AMSilk in Martinsried, Germany.

Wolfgang Schuhmann, Fangyuan Zhao, Adrian Ruff und Felipe Conzuelo (von links) präsentieren ihre langlebige Bioelektroden.

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RUB, Marquard

Wolfgang Schuhmann, Fangyuan Zhao, Adrian Ruff and Felipe Conzuelo (from left) present their long-lived bioelectrodes.

08.05.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

Artificial photosynthesis improved

Researchers at the University of Bochum have improved the lifetime of bioelectrodes by making a protein complex involved in the photosynthetic process more durable.

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Pixabay

Coral reefs are the habitat of many animals. But they are becoming increasingly rare.

09.05.2019 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity

One of eight species under threat

The global assessment of the World Biodiversity Council IPBES paints a dramatic picture of the situation of biological diversity on earth and calls for profound change.

Die hitzeresistenten Pflanzen bilden auch bei mehr als 29 Grad Celsius noch Knollen.

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FAU/Uwe Sonnewald

The heat-resistant plants form tubers even at temperatures above 29 degrees Celsius.

09.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Turning off the potato's thermostat

Using a simple genetic trick, biochemists at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg have induced potatoes to form tubers even at high temperatures.

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Pixabay

Most nails are made of metal. The counterpart made of wood has not yet been able to establish itself even in ecological construction.

14.05.2019 News

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

Building with wooden nails

Researchers from Wismar and Hamburg want to develop the wooden nail further for use in ecological wood construction.

Zwei Metallstücke sind mit der nachhaltigen Klebstoffformulierung verbunden. Im Hintergrund: Leinölepoxidproben für die Klebstoffprüfung mit flüssigem (gelb) und pastösem Härter (weiß) sowie mit Organosolv-Lignin (schwarz).

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Fraunhofer IMWS

Two metal parts joined using the new, sustainably produced adhesive. Behind them: three pots containing the ingredients of the adhesive – the liquid hardener (yellow), the paste hardener (white) and the lignin organic solvent (black).

14.05.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Chemistry

New bioglues from vegetable oil

Fraunhofer researchers are developing new biobased adhesives that consist almost entirely of vegetable oils - including resins and hardeners. 

Gelbe Lupinen bieten Nahrung für Hummeln. Durch züchterische Verbesserung soll ihr Anbau attraktiver werden.

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BIOCOM AG/bb

Yellow lupins provide food for bumble bees. Researchers hope to make the plants more attractive through breeding.

15.05.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Comeback of the yellow lupin

Plant researchers at the Julius Kühn Institute want to breed new varieties to make yellow lupins more resistant and thus more attractive for agriculture. 

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.

An der Modellpflanze Ackerschmalwand haben Forscher mithilfe des Enzyms Cas9 erstmals Chromosomen neu zusammengesetzt.

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Angelina Schindele/KIT

in the genome of the model plant Arabidopsis, researchers have exchanged chromosomal fragments for the first time using the scissor enzyme Cas9.

03.06.2020 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Genetic scissors convert chromosomes

Genome editing at a higher level: Plant researchers from Karlsruhe and Gatersleben have used the molecular scissors CRISPR-Cas9 for the first time to exchange chromosome arms.

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Screenshot: vimeo / Garrett Benisch

The mouth and nose protection masks made of bacterial cellulose can be disposed of in orga

10.06.2020 News

Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Face mask made of bacterial cellulose

Two designers from the USA have used bacteria to produce a mouth and nose protection mask that filters air particles and is also biodegradable.

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Hans Braxmeier - Pixabay

Researchers want to combat citrus cancer in Brazil's orange plantations with novel active ingredient containers.

05.06.2020 Success story

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Plant protection with microgels

Fewer pesticides for more plant protection - this is the goal of a German-Brazilian team researching antimicrobial peptides to protect citrus fruits from bacterial "cancer infestation".

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bigfoot auf Pixabay

The flavoring vanillin can also be extracted directly from vanilla beans.

30.06.2020 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Vanilla aroma from lignin

Through electrolysis, chemists in Mainz have succeeded in producing high-quality vanillin from lignin.  

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Pixabay

In the forest of the future, large, old trees could be a rarity.

15.07.2020 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity

Forests of the future: Small trees at an advantage

Climate change has consequences for the future of forests: According to an international study involving Munich researchers, large trees in particular are falling behind.

Jasmonsäure bewirkt, dass beschädigte Blätter von Pflanzen für Fraßfeinde unbekömmlich werden.

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Universität Bielefeld

Jasmonic acid causes damaged leaves of plants to become indigestible to predators.

24.06.2020 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Bioprocess developed for plant hormone

The plant hormone jasmonic acid is widely used, but the chemical synthesis of the precursor 12-OPDA is expensive. Researchers have now biotechnologically imitated the production process.

Im Modell: Blaues Licht setzt in einem Enzym auf neuartige Weise eine Monooxygenase-Reaktion in Gang. Dieser Aktivierungsprozess war bei Enzymen bisher unbekannt.

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Steffen L. Drees

In the model: Blue light triggers a monooxygenase reaction in an enzyme in a novel way. This activation process was so far unknown in enzymes.

07.07.2020 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Blue light activates new enzyme reaction

Biotechnologists from Münster have discovered an enzyme whose oxygen-transferring activity can be switched on by light.

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RUB, Marquard

Scientists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) around Marc Nowaczyk and Volker Hartmann and from the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa around Noam Adir have now closed this so-called green gap.

22.07.2020 News

Chemistry unspecific Chemistry

New biosolar cell closes green gap

By combining a photosynthetic protein complex with a light-collecting protein from cyanobacteria, researchers have succeeded for the first time in converting the green part of light into energy.

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GREY Fashion

25.06.2020 Product

Consumables Plants

Underwear

Our skin has to withstand quite a lot - heat and sun, cold and dryness, stress and wrong or no care. All too often, the right protection is neglected. Instead of body lotion, nourishing clothing made from seaweed is now supposed to help.

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Wikipedia CC BY 2.5

The cultivation of cattail is a climate-friendly alternative to the agricultural and forestry use of moor soils.

07.07.2020 News

Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences

Bioeconomy project nominated for EU prize

The German-Dutch project "Bioeconomy-Green Chemistry” of the Ems-Dollart-Region is among the nominees for the European REGIOSTARS Award 2020.  

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Jae Rue auf Pixabay

With digitalization, more and more data is being produced.

14.07.2020 News

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Knowledge storage for bioeconomy research

Among the first consortia for the establishment of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NDFI) are also three large associations that are important for bioeconomy research.

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Anne Günther/FSU Jena

13.07.2020 Interview

Agriculture and forestry Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology

The smut whisperer

Jan Schirawski is researching the genome of smut in order to better understand the mechanism of action of this plant parasite.

So sieht der EU-Pflanzenpassaufkleber aus.

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Irene Fischbeck/JKI

This is what the EU plant passport sticker looks like.

23.07.2020 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants unspecific

Health passport for plants

A label ensures the traceability of plants, plant parts and seeds within the European Union.

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BIOCOM AG/bb

Monoculture or diversity on the field: agriculture must be made fit for the future.

03.08.2020 News

Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences

The future of agriculture in focus

How can agriculture become sustainable? The Federal Cabinet has appointed a commission of experts to find solutions. An interim report should be available in autumn.

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Gunter Binsack / Fraunhofer CBP

The BioEconomy HUB aims to support bioeconomy companies through access to pilot plants and established infrastructures, services and networks.

11.08.2020 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

BioEconomy HUB: Sugar instead of oil

Green chemistry instead of coal and oil: With the construction of the BioEconomy HUB in Leuna, Central Germany wants to promote bioeconomic business ideas and shape structural change in the region.