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On Sunday, the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting was opened by, among others, Federal Research Minister Anja Karliczek and Countess Bettina Bernadotte.

Basil cultivation in the aquaponics farm of the Berlin start-up ECF Farmsystems.

The test apartment contains primary raw materials such as untreated silver fir as well as newly developed building materials and recycled materials.

Corn is one of the main cultivated crops worldwide. Due to centuries of selected breeding, the corncobs and their yield have been getting bigger and bigger.

Many people are allergic to strawberries and tomatoes, especially if they also suffer from birch pollen allergy.

Particulate matter endangers not only human health, but also plants, as researchers in Bonn have shown.

Mosa Meat created the first cultured hamburger in 2013. After a successful series A financing round, the spin off company from Maastricht University now prepares to bring the burger to market.

The wool beetle Lagria villosa lives on various economically important crops. The beetles are particularly common on soybeans (pictured) and cause great damage.

In Synthetic Biology, researchers assemble systems with completely new properties from biological modules.

The long-awaited ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union states that plants bred via the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas are to be regulated according to the strict directive for genetically modified organisms.

Ready-to-eat foods like slices of sausage or cheese can contain bacteria such as salmonella.

The brown lignin is a waste product of the paper industry. Muhannad Al Aiti, a Dresden-based researcher, is investigating how best to use lignin for the prodcution of sustainable, bio-based carbon fibres.

It is virtually impossible to identify inferior breast implants. However, this could soon change.

Be it leaf beetles or geckos: Materials researchers have always been fascinated by the talent for finding hold even upside down on smooth and steep surfaces.

PVC is now the third most important plastic in the world and the so-called soft PVC is often used for hoses. However, the plasticizers used for them are increasingly being criticized as being hazardous to health.

Global warming has detrimental consequences for the survival of mankind. According to the European Commission, the only solution is a shift towards a sustainable and bio-based economy.

Insect food has many benefits. But it seems marketing them as luxury food may entice more people to eat them than highlighting their ecological benefits.