09.02.2022 Studies and statistics
Agriculture and forestry Plants unspecific
A new study by the University of Bonn and the Breakthrough Institute (USA) shows that genetically modified plants could have a positive impact on the environment and especially on the climate.
11.02.2022 Studies and statistics
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The World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) has warned of dramatic effects of the increasing plastic waste in the oceans. It refers to a study by the Alfred Wegener Institute.
28.02.2022 News
Food Waste Agriculture sciences
A research team is investigating which residues are used as food to turn fly larvae into particularly valuable protein feed.
21.02.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
With a view to a circular bioeconomy, researchers at IfBB are investigating whether asparagus peels are suitable as fillers for biocomposites.
16.02.2022 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A big hit in the German biotechnology sector: The Leipzig-based enzyme manufacturer c-LEcta is acquired by the Irish group Kerry for 137 million euros.
15.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Munich plant researchers have discovered a key protein that controls phosphate uptake through symbiosis with fungi.
23.02.2022 News
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How sustainable is the bioeconomy in Germany? The monitoring consortium SYMOBIO 2.0, which has now been launched, screens relevant data, analyzes and evaluates it.
24.02.2022 News
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Initially targeting the EUR 250 million mark, the European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) has come out of fundraising oversubscribed thanks to newly acquired investors.
01.03.2022 News
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A combined method of simulation and experiment predicts the ecotoxicity of bioeconomy products.
07.03.2022 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
A research team is developing a biotechnological process to produce succinic acid based on the bacterium Vibrio natriegens.
01.03.2022 Interview
Food Animals Agriculture sciences
Under the umbrella of Fraunhofer IMTE, the team led by Carsten Schulz from the Society for Marine Aquaculture (GMA) will further develop the potential of the Blue Bioeconomy in the future.
09.03.2022 News
Energy Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Researchers have developed an innovative process that enables the use of chips from poplar wood for biomethane and peat substitution.
10.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Benign Pseudomonas strains ensure that their pathogenic relatives do not cause any damage in plants, as researchers from Tübingen have discovered.
23.03.2022 Interview
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Bayreuth geoecologist Johanna Pausch is researching how root fungi in symbiosis with plants control carbon turnover in soils.
14.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
An international consortium with plant researchers from Munich and Cologne has deciphered all four genome copies of the potato, thus facilitating breeding.
22.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Forestry
Researchers develop models to make sustainable forest management more attractive.
23.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
A team led by molecular biologist Holger Puchta has further developed the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors so that entire plant cell types in the genome can now be selectively switched off.
24.03.2022 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Environmental microbiologists show for the first time that ammonium-oxidizing microorganisms are also active in Lake Constance.
Sun, 07/24/2022 - 12:00 In-depth report
Energy Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Green hydrogen is considered a crucial element of the energy transition. So far, the gas has been produced mainly by electrolysis, a process that consumes considerable amounts of electricity. However, there are promising bio-based approaches to hydrogen production in which algae and bacteria play an important role. This dossier presents current research approaches.
29.03.2022 News
Chemistry Waste Chemistry
Cologne-based start-up PAPACKS and North American beverage producer Keurig Dr Pepper are pooling their expertise to jointly produce a plastic-free and compostable bottle.
