18.07.2018 News
Food Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Munich natural product researchers have investigated and identified allergenic proteins in strawberries and tomatoes: The variety of fruit determines the allergy potential.
20.07.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Not only is fine dust unhealthy for humans, it also affects the vegetation: According to an international study, the particulate matter makes trees more susceptible to drought.
24.07.2018 News
Food unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
The German pharma company Merck is investing in the development of cultured meat by the Dutch start-up Mosa Meat.
23.07.2018 News
Food Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Bacteria protect the eggs of the wool beetle from fungal attack. According to Mainz researchers, the bacteria obtained the mechanism through natural gene transfer - possibly even from marine organisms.
30.07.2018 News
unspecific unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Molecular biologists from Freiburg have constructed intelligent materials from biological modules that can absorb and process information.
25.07.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The Court of Justice of the European Union declared that crops bred via the gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas are "GMOs" and are to be regulated as such.
06.08.2018 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Munich biotechnologists have developed a highly efficient method to extract large amounts of the amino acid methionine from climate-damaging CO2.
13.08.2018 News
Food Microorganisms Food technology
Researchers from Hannover have found a way to make food safer: Cold plasma succeeded in killing bacteria in sausages.
02.08.2018 News
Automobile Plants Chemistry
Manufacturing carbon fibres from sustainable resources is expensive – until now. A researcher at TU Dresden develops new and efficient manufacturing processes.
08.08.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Using DNA snippets from tomatoes, researchers hope to identify breast implants in a way that prevents them from being falsified. This will enable them to track down inferior forgeries more quickly.
15.08.2018 News
unspecific Animals Biotechnology/Systems biology
Bionic scientists at the University of Kiel have designed silicone material surfaces based on the model of a leaf beetle, thus significantly increasing its adhesion to other materials.
18.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Agriculture sciences
Researchers at Hohenheim University found a possible new remedy against the Varroa mite: the chemical lithium chloride. It seems highly effective and is would be easy to dispense.
17.01.2018 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Fraunhofer researchers are developing bio-based and biodegradable alternatives to microplastics. They use cellulose particles derived from wood or crops.
19.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
Clariant and Global Bioenergies have developed a new polymer from renewable resources for cosmetic creams and lotions.
23.01.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
The offspring of two maize inbred lines provides higher yield than the parent plants. According to researchers at Bonn University this effect is caused by increased gene activity.
24.01.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
Evonik and Siemens are developing a new technology that uses bacteria and electricity from renewable resources to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into specialty chemicals.
01.02.2018 Country
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In the current 12th Five-Year Plan, the bioindustry is one of the emerging industries in the spotlight. The Plan for the Development of Bioindustry is about sustainable growth, as it also contributes to smart urban development. Tradtionally, biotechnology has been strongly promoted in China.
13.02.2018 Interview
Chemistry Microorganisms Chemistry
At TU Braunschweig, chemist Uwe Schröder is investigating how bacteria can generate electricity from waste water.
09.02.2018 News
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
In Thuringia, textile researchers are working on bio-based sutures for surgical operations. The new fibres dissolve in the body and are thus safer for the patients.
12.02.2018 News
Chemistry unspecific Chemistry
According to a meta-study by Berlin-based researchers, accumulations of microplastics in the soil are a much greater burden on the environment than in the seas.
