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Spider web superimposed with the structural surface of the domains of a spider silk protein. The methionine side chains are highlighted as colored rods.

BASF expands its portfolio to include natural ingredients such as vanillin, nootkatone and valencene.

Peter O'Mara from Sydney (left) and Patrick Wilde from Bochum are working on an electrochemical cell for CO2 reduction.

Plant samples are prepared in the laboratory for further trials.

Spruces killed by bark beetles in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Ecologists advocate leaving more of dead wood in the forest.

At 2900 °C, the Fraunhofer IAP graphitizes cellulose biofibers. They achieve the mechanical properties of petroleum-based carbon fibers.

Nitrogen fertilization is important, but it can also be too much.

Nicolas Plumeré develops inexpensive catalysts as an alternative to precious metals.

Point mutations generated by genome editing are similar to spontaneous mutations.

Bathymodiolus mussels and other inhabitants of the hydrothermal springs on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge off the coast of the Azores.

Many industrial processes produce carbon dioxide as waste. More economical processes are designed to allow the recycling of the greenhouse gas.

Gelatine is often used for preparing desserts and baking.

Every year, millions of tons of plastic end up in the environment and pollute the oceans.

Many small farmers in Asia and Africa make their living from rice cultivation.

Brazil is one of the world's leading soy producers. (Photo: Soybean field in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)

Using a potentiostat, researchers from Potsdam are investigating how well the cells function with electrodes or an electrolyte made from renewable resources.

The authors of the paper Mathias Wilhelm, Tobias Schmidt and Siegfried Gessulat conduct research at the Chair of Proteomics and Bioanalytics at the TU Munich.

For the first time, researchers have succeeded in obtaining pluripotent stem cells from pigs.