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Deciphering complex relationships

In Kiel, Ruth Delzeit uses models that depict complex economic and environmental relationships to lay the foundations for important political decisions.

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IPR

11.10.2018 Interview

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Utilizing jellyfish

Scientific assistant at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research, Kiel, and coordinator of the EU project "GoJelly".

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BIOCOM/ JMR

In the final panel discussion, the participants agreed that new approaches will lead to new solutions for a more sustainable economy and industry.

04.10.2018 News

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

TU Berlin fosters green chemistry

The Technical University Berlin set up a start-up center for innovative ideas for a more sustainable economy. The advisory board includes high-ranking members from research and industry.

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Pixabay

An international team of researchers has used the CRISPR-Cas genome editing tool to breed a new cultivated plant with numerous positive traits from the original tomato plant within just one generation.

08.10.2018 News

Food Plants Agriculture sciences

Better tomatoes via genome editing

For the first time, plant researchers have succeeded in using the CRISPR-Cas genome editing tool to breed a new crop from a wild tomato plant within just one generation.

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Uli Benz / TU München

Using colored balls and pipe cleaners, Oliver Lieleg and doctoral student Ceren Kimna demonstrate how DNA pieces can combine nanoparticles with each other.

04.07.2019 News

Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Triple meds from artificial DNA

Bioengineers at the TU Munich have used artificial DNA to produce a hydrogel that can release several active substances in a specific order.

Fahrer- und Beifahrertür sowie der Heckflügel des „Bioconcept-Cars“ sind aus einem Naturfasermix hergestellt.

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Fraunhofer WKI / Hans-Josef Endres

The driver and passenger doors as well as the rear wing of the "Bioconcept-Car" are made of a mix of natural fibers.

08.07.2019 News

Automobile Plants Materials sciences

Porsches built with natural fibres

Plastic reinforced with plant fibres will in future be used for lightweight construction in Porsche series production vehicles. Fraunhofer researchers have developed the material.

Enzyme der Alge Ulva bauen den Mehrfachzucker Ulvan ab.

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Thomas Wilfried

An enzyme mix of a marine bacterium degrades the multiple sugar Ulvan from the sea lettuce.

11.07.2019 News

Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

Using algae sugar as a resource

Microbiologists have discovered how the highly complex multiple sugar Ulvan from sea lettuce is broken down into its components by a dozen enzymes.

Das Bild zeigt ein Wimperntierchen mit grün eingefärbter DNA. Nur die drei hellen Punkte in der Mitte sind die Zellkerne des Wirtes. Alles übrige Grün geht zurück auf DNA des Bakteriums Kentron, das das Wimperntierchen besiedelt.

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MPI f. marine Mikrobiologie/ Brandon Seah

The picture shows a ciliate with green DNA. Only the three bright dots in the center are the cell nuclei of the host. All the remaining green is due to the DNA of the bacterium kentron, which colonizes the ciliate.

16.07.2019 News

unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Upcycling by bacterial symbiont

Bremen microbiologists have researched bacteria in ciliates that live in close symbiosis with their host and perform unusual metabolic functions.

Innerhalb von wenigen Wochen erreichen die Larven ihr ausgewachsenes Gewicht, das für die Futtermittelgewinnung von Interesse ist.

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Manfred Mielenz

Within a few weeks, the larvae reach their adult weight.

22.07.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences

Larvae: the protein suppliers of the future

The soldier fly could help solve not one, but two problems of sustainable farming. Using the insect as feed could eliminate organic waste while also reducing the need for imported soya and fish meal.

Die Bestimmung des Einflusses von Schadstoffen auf das Pflanzenwachstum erfolgt im Gefäßversuch.

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JKI

The influence of pollutants on plant growth is determined in an experiment.

25.07.2019 News

Consumables Waste Agriculture sciences

Putting biobased fertilizer to the test

Together with European partners, researchers from the Julius Kühn Institute are investigating how far feedstocks for biobased fertilizers are contaminated with pollutants.

Atlantiklachs in einer norwegischen Aquakultur – hier könnte künftig das Algenöl Fischöl ersetzen.

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Veramaris / Uli Kunz

Atlantic salmon in a Norwegian aquaculture – where algae oil could replace fish oil in future.

17.07.2019 News

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Algae produce Omega-3 fats for salmon

The joint venture of Evonik and DSM, Veramaris, has commissioned an industrial plant for the production of algae oil in the United States.

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BIOCOM

26.07.2019 Studies and statistics

unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

nova-Institut (2019): European Bioeconomy in Figures

New figures show sustainable growth of the European bioeconomy. The 18.6 million people employed in the various sectors of the bioeconomy generate a turnover of 2.3 trillion euro. 

Dresdner Radiochemiker konnten zeigen, dass spezielle Mikroorganismen (rosa) im Salzgestein radioaktive Schwermetalle in unlösliche Uranylphosphat-Minerale (grün) umwandeln.

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HZDR / Juniks

Dresden radiochemists were able to show that special microorganisms (pink) in salt rock convert radioactive heavy metals into insoluble uranyl phosphate minerals (green).

02.08.2019 News

Energy Microorganisms Plant and process engineering

Microbes make nuclear waste repositories safer

Extremely halophilic archaea have a natural mechanism to mineralize dissolved radioactive ions and prevent leaching.

Die Große Wolfsfliege (Dasypogon diadema), ist eine giftige Raubfliege, die auch in Hessen vorkommt und spezialisiert Hautflügler jagt.

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Björn M. von Reumont

The robber fly (Dasypogon diadema) is a poisonous predatory fly that also occurs in Hesse and specializes in hunting hymenoptera.

01.08.2019 News

Chemistry Animals Biodiversity

Targeted pesticides from fly toxins

A German research cooperation has analyzed the toxins of a species of the robber fly and found an underestimated potential for agriculture and pharmaceutical research.

Das Immunsystem des wilden Tabaks Nicotiana benthamiana erfordert einen anderen Proteinkomplex als das der Modellpflanze Ackerschmalwand.

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Charles Andres/Wikimedia; CC0

The immune system of wild tobacco Nicotiana benthamiana requires a different protein complex than that of the model plant thale cress.

24.07.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research

Tobacco defends itself differently

Plant researchers at the University of Halle-Wittenberg have compared the immune response of tobacco with thale cress and discovered surprising differences.

Grünanlagen mit Rasenflächen und Bäumen tun Stadtbewohnern gut – warum das so ist, haben Forscher nun auf neuronaler Ebene untersucht.

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Gabi Zachmann, KIT

Researchers have measured why green spaces are good for us at the neuronal level.

06.08.2019 News

Construction Plants Social sciences

City dwellers profit from green spaces

Lawns and trees are good for people living in the city - neuroscientists from Heidelberg and Karlsruhe have measured how spending time in green spaces affects the well-being of volunteers.

Der gelbe badische Landmais ist eine von rund 5.000 europäischen Landrassen.

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Universität Hohenheim / Thomas Schmid

There are about 5,000 European landraces.

07.08.2019 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Getting maize in shape for climate change

Plant researchers from Germany have unlocked the genetic potential of old landraces for breeding robust maize varieties that can withstand harsh conditions caused by climate change.