07.06.2017 News
Food Animals Biodiversity
Size-selective fishing influences genetic traits of fishes within only a few generations. This is the result of a long-term experiment of German und Finish evolutionary biologists.
08.06.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The viral disease rhizomania is a severe sugar beet pest. In Danish relatives of beets researchers have identified a powerful resistance gene.
09.06.2017 News
Energy Waste Energy technologies
German engineers transform biowaste into high quality biocoal. In a second step syngas is generated to produce electricity.
13.06.2017 News
unspecific Plants Biodiversity
Advances in biotechnology have paved the way for resurrection biology. But naming the “new-old” species might be tricky according to German law experts.
14.06.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Brazilian scientist Marcelo Tabarelli received the Humboldt Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. He investigates how mankind affects biodiversity in rainforests.
15.06.2017 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Evonik and the Taiwanese company Sungo team up to create a drinking bottle made from more than 50 percent renewable raw materials, such as palm kernel and coconut oil.
20.06.2017 News
unspecific Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Plant molecular biolologists from Gatersleben and Kaiserslautern use the CRISPR-Cas system to visualise genomic sections and to decipher their functions.
21.06.2017 Interview
Food Plants Nutritional sciences
The jars of dumplings made by start-up ‘Knödelkult’ in Constance are manufactured using old and unsold bread. Managing director Janine Trappe and her team have already rescued more than 1,700 loaves of bread that were destined for the rubbish bins.
21.06.2017 Success story
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Xell AG in Bielefeld develops specific culture media for use in cell cultures. Because inside a bioreactor, each cell type requires a distinct working environment, necessitating the use of carefully designed media.
22.06.2017 News
unspecific unspecific Agriculture sciences
Researchers from Kaiserslautern, Bochum, and Rostock modified biodiesel. The new product can now be used for conventional engines without further dilution.
23.06.2017 News
Food Animals Agriculture sciences
A participatory ecological experiment involving anglers and scientists has resulted in a more sustainable management of freshwater fisheries ressources.
28.06.2017 News
unspecific unspecific Agriculture sciences
The updated roadmap of the European Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) includes new sectors and focuses on multi-value-chain approaches.
27.06.2017 Interview
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
SWARM founder Christopher Zeppenfeld and his team are hoping to popularise insect-based snacks with a first fitness bar made from crickets. Their new product is set to open the market to innovative protein alternatives.
29.06.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
This year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting at Lake Constance covers topics such as the future of chemistry, climate change and the trust in scientific data.
30.06.2017 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Different shapes, colours, and aromas - the tomato is a truly diverse plant. The Gatersleben-based company TraitGenetics deciphers new molecular markers within the genetic material of plants – including tomatoes – with the aim of speeding up the breeding of new varieties.
04.07.2017 News
unspecific Plants unspecific
Both the Silver and the Douglas fir are more tolerant to drought than the Norway spruce, researchers from Freiburg found out by studying hundreds of trees across the black forest.
Researcher Profile
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Johannes Gescher investigates the many and varied metabolic capacities of bacteria. With his work he is trying to get microbes to produce bioplastics from the carbon dioxide contained in waste gases.
06.07.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Pesticides such as neonicotinoids damage bee health and survival. This is only one result of three remarkable field trial studies.
07.07.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Bayer aims to further build its Animal Health sector by investing €92 million in its production site in Kiel.
11.07.2017 Interview
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
As part of the project ‘DropIn Biofuels’, Johannes Kabisch and his team of researchers are synthesising microbial hydrocarbons for use in the production of biofuels. The end product is hoped to serve as a potential future replacement for kerosene and diesel, and could thus also contribute to making air traffic more environmentally friendly.
