21.11.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
From wheat straw to textile fiber
Researchers in Hamburg want to tap new sources of raw materials - straw, to be precise - in order to obtain cellulose fibers for the textile industry.
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25.11.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Global plant diversity at a glance
Researchers reconstructed the distribution of global plant diversity and used it to create a world map showing where and how many plant species exist.
23.11.2022 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biodiversity
Cultivate bacteria in their habitat
A silicone sponge can be used to detect bacteria that cannot be cultured in the laboratory and to analyze their DNA.
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unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Biological plastics recycling: Of enzymes and cycles
Producing new, high-quality plastics from plastic waste - not only chemistry but also biotechnology offers promising recycling approaches for this. This dossier explores how enzymes help degrade polymers and how bio-based plastics can be optimized for the circular economy.
22.11.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Leibniz scientists honored for cereal genome research
The Gregor Mendel Foundation has awarded the Innovation Prize to researchers Nils Stein and Martin Mascher from the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) in Gatersleben for their contributions to decoding the complex genomes of wheat, barley and rye.
30.11.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Premiere for stage design from mushroom mycelium
Researchers at TU Dresden work on sustainable stage design made of a composite material with fungal mycelium. The corresponding premiere is at the beginning of December in Munich.
02.12.2022 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Vertical greening for climate-friendly cities
A flexible vertical greening system developed by Fraunhofer researchers has reached market maturity after years of research.
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28.04.2023 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
„Carbon management measures must have a long-term impact“
Carsten Paul has investigated how effective carbon farming measures are and what role so-called humus certificates play in this.
05.12.2022 News
Chemistry Plants Agriculture sciences
Protein feed from on-farm biorefinery
Researchers at the University of Hohenheim want to make proteins from plants from meadows and pastures usable for the bioeconomy. A protein extract for animal feed has already been obtained.
08.12.2022 News
unspecific Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Better understanding of the natural function of CRISPR
Gene scissors are an important tool in genome editing, but they originated in the battle between bacteria and phages.
07.12.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
DFG funds microbial and plant research
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) is funding 13 new collaborative research centers at universities with a total of 166 million euros - including two on the bioeconomy.
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17.04.2023 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
"Digital systems will optimize agricultural production"
Agricultural scientist Hans W. Griepentrog wants to replace synthetic chemical pesticides with the help of state-of-the-art technology.
12.12.2022 News
Energy Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Control grain weevil with plasma
With the help of an innovative plasma technology, researchers have paved the way to protect grain from pests and thus make it last longer.
14.12.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Precise measurement of heat resistance of enzymes
Heat-resistant enzymes could be incorporated into biodegradable plastics to accelerate their decomposition.
20.12.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Traceless: Test run for plant-based sock hooks
Traceless has developed a pilot product from its innovative biomaterial, which is currently being used in a Hamburg store of the C&A fashion chain.
27.02.2024 News
Food Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
Millions for mushroom mycelium-based seafood
The Berlin and Leipzig-based start-up Pacifico Biolabs has raised 3.3 million US dollars in a financing round for the development of alternative fish and seafood.
26.02.2024 News
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DBU: Shaping a sustainable future together
The German Federal Environmental Foundation has launched a new funding initiative to support innovative projects in which stakeholders work together on concrete change processes for sustainable development. Submit project ideas by May 15.
22.02.2024 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Examining amino acids down to the nanometer
A research team at TU Braunschweig has combined various methods to make a scanning tunneling microscope usable for the surface analysis of peptides.
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02.07.2024 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
"Our robust yeast can process a wide range of waste streams"
Luisa Gronenberg and her team from the Munich start-up Insempra are developing an innovative bioprocess to produce polyester and polyamides from residual and waste materials. The team is receiving millions in funding from SPRIND.
04.03.2024 News
Food unspecific Agriculture sciences
New DFG commission: A holistic view of agricultural and food systems
An 18-member panel of experts forms the new Senate Commission of the German Research Foundation for the transformation of agricultural and food systems.