25.08.2020 News
Food Waste Biotechnology/Systems biology
Extract nutrients from spent grain
Researchers from Freiberg are developing a process to filter proteins or probiotics from brewing residues and make them usable for the food industry.
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13.08.2020 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Making apple trees fit for climate change
Researchers have identified a gene that plants use to control bud dormancy. This could help prevent frost damage to the flower in the future.
18.08.2020 News
Chemistry Plants Bioökonomie mitgestalten
Software evaluates packaging recycling
Whether plastic, paper or tinplate - a program from Henkel determines how easily materials can be recycled.
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26.08.2020 Interview
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Understanding the bioeconomy system
The Leipzig Helmholtz researcher Daniela Thrän systematically examines Germany's path to bioeconomy. As co-author of the first Bioeconomy Monitoring, she knows the strengths and weaknesses of bio-based change – especially with regard to bioenergy systems.
23.09.2020 News
Food Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology
Sausage and burgers made of mushroom mycelium
The Berlin start-up Mushlabs uses mycelia to produce meat substitutes. The team has now raised €8.7 million for further development.
21.09.2020 Success story
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Making the rhizosphere fit for the future
Modern agricultural systems must be able to meet the challenges of climate change. In the rhizosphere properties of older crops, researchers are looking for solutions for coping with environmental stress and increasing yield security.
01.10.2020 News
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Bundestag votes for ban on single-use plastics
The end for plastic drinking straws and similar products is approaching: the Bundestag has approved the bill to ban disposable plastic products, including bioplastics.
07.10.2020 News
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European Bioeconomy Fund makes investments
The European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) has raised 82 million euros and has already invested in two companies
08.10.2020 News
Agriculture and forestry Microorganisms Biodiversity
With gene scissors to the Nobel Prize in Chemistry
The discoverers of the CRISPR-Cas gene scissors receive the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020. The tool for genetic modification has revolutionized biomedicine and breeding research.
05.10.2020 Studies and statistics
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
University of Queensland (2020): Mikroplastics in seafood
Scientists at the University of Queensland examined a wide variety of seafood for microplastic contamination. The result is alarming.
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05.11.2020 Interview
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"Bioeconomy is the core of sustainability policy"
Sustainability researcher Dirk Messner has been President of the Federal Environment Agency since January of this year. In an interview he talks about the opportunities and challenges on the way to a bio-based economy, the corona pandemic and the value of global networking.
30.03.2020 Success story
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Versatile composite materials from coffee grounds
Coffee grounds are more than just waste - they are a valuable resource that can be processed into new bio-based composites. A suitable method was developed as part of the idea competition project BioKaVe.
15.04.2020 News
Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Amino acid produced biotechnologically
Leibniz researchers have developed a sustainable alternative to the petrochemical process to produce an important basic drug substance.
09.04.2020 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Satellites track algal blooms
A new algorithm allows the identification of phytoplankton species in the ocean based on satellite data and predicts the growth of toxic algal blooms.
21.04.2020 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Biodiversity
Eyes on epigenetic inheritance
Epigenetic processes have less influence on the rapid adaptation of organisms to environmental changes than previously assumed. This is the result of a study led by researchers from Kiel.
03.04.2020 News
Pharmaceutical industry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
How the rapid Corona PCR Test works
The Martinsried-based company GNA Biosolutions plans to launch an ultra-fast corona test based on its laser PCR. The BMBF has funded the development of the method.
08.04.2020 News
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Corona: Bioethanol for disinfectants
In the corona crisis, disinfectants are a scarce commodity. German bioethanol producers are changing their policy and now produce alcohol for hygiene products rather than petrol.
27.04.2020 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Growing vegetables with recycled wastewater
A new irrigation concept for vegetable cultivation could set a precedent: In the Hypowave project, treated water from a sewage treatment plant was used for growing lettuce in the greenhouse.
22.04.2020 News
Chemistry Plants Chemistry
Drinking valve made of bioplastics
The custom-made product for a bicycle drinking bottle combines functional properties and enables use in a bio-based recycling economy.
14.04.2020 Studies and statistics
Food Plants Nutritional sciences
University of Göttingen (2020): Alternative protein sources in Western diets
In order to make food consumption more sustainable, a research team led by the University of Göttingen has investigated the form in which algae are accepted as part of the diet.