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The global cultivation area of GM maize is growing, but scepticism in Europe and Germany remains high.

The lotus effects describes water drops that are rolling of plant leaves due to specific surface structures.

Bayer is funding sustainable agriculture.

More then 100 experts gathered at Leopoldina in Halle to attend the International Bioeconomy Conference

Clariant is planning a huge merger with chemical company Huntsman.

Bio-lutions forms eco-friendly packaging materials from agricultural residues like pineapple leaves.

A smart greenhouse for the kitchen will provide herbs and veggies year-round.

During the Global Soil Week international experts came together to forward the SDG implementation and to protect fertil soil.

The initiative “Making Oceans Plastic Free“ aims to replace plastic bags with reusable shopping bags that fold into marine animals

Honey bees adapt their behavior to their environment - a chromosomal structure appaers to be the key to this process.

BREAD4PLA won the Green Award for their innovation that turns bakery waste into 100% biodegradable biofilms for packaging.

So far only big fish can be caught. This causes genetic and behavioral alterations within fish populations after few generations.

Infection with the Rhizomania virus causes the loss of up to 80% of sugar beet yield. Left & right: infected pants; right: healthy

TU Munich and SunCoal developed a new process that produces biocoal from biomass in a short process time.

New advancements in genetic engineering might enable the resurrection of the mammoth - but can it still be called that?

Marcelo Tabarelli received the Humboldt Research Awardfor his work investigating how mankind affects biodiversity rainforests.

Evonik and Sungo have manufactured a handy but sturdy drinking bottle made from more than 50% renewable raw materials.

A new technique enables the visualisation of DNA sequences in living plants: Nicotiana benthamiana with red-flluorescent DNA.

Researchers of the University of Kaiserslautern created biofuel that can be used undiluted in diesel engines.

Combining theoretical knowledge and practical applications improved educational success for sustainable fishing.

The Bio-based Industries Consortium announced a new strategy in order to implement a pan-European bio-based economy.

Improving digitalisation could be the solution to improve the efficacy of the German waste management system.

Biobased packaging, climate-neutral stand-up bags, and a novel surface structure for sealed bags won for best sustainable package.

Icon Genetics uses plants as factories for biologics such as vaccines or antibodies.

Scientists from China and Germany trace the origin of the hexaploid sweet potato genome back to crossbreeding 50,000 years ago.

The new EFI office in Bonn was oficially opened in late August. The members will focus on the resilience of European forests.

Researchers from KIT and ETH present the „MycoTree“ in Seoul. They created a stable structure made of mycelia and bamboo.

As part of its sustainability initiative “ForwardFarming”, Bayer CropScience opened its second role model farm - this time in Nauen, just outside of Berlin.

The third international INSECTA conference took place in Berlin. About 250 participants discussed their newest findings.

Clariant and Enviral conducted extensive tests of Enviral's feedstock with Clariant's technology to ensure effective and efficient compatibilityat Clariant's pre-commercial sunliquid demonstration plant in Straubing (Germany).

Lene Lange, biorefinery expert from Denmark, held the keynote lecture during the first day and highlighted the diverse possibilities of bioconversion.