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Amsilk and Ocean Pharma present a new nail polish conisting of spider silk proteins and microalgae.

05.04.2017 News

Consumables Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

Nail polish made of vegan silk

The synthetic silk biopolymer produced by Amsilk found its way into nail polish: Together with Ocean Pharma the new product will be unveiled at in-cosmetics Global in London.

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Jennifer Doudna/UC Berkley (USA)

The genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas enables efficient gene modifications.

06.04.2017 News

Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology

BASF receives licence for genome editing

BASF acquired the licence for the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas from Boston’s Broad Institute. Now the company can utilize the tool for its global enterprises.

Numaferm Geschäftsführer Philipp Bürling

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06.04.2017 Interview

Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology

Peptides for everyone

Peptides are multi talents but expensive to produce. The CEO of the Düsseldorf start up Numaferm aims to use a novel biotechnological method in order to provide the protein building blocks in a more cost-efficient way.

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Usina Trapiche S/A

An aerial shot of a fragmented Brazilian tropical forest.

07.04.2017 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences

Fragmented forests increase CO2 emissions

Tropical forests are being more and more fragmented. Leipzig-based scientists assessed that this increases carbon dioxide emissions by an additional third.

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TU Dortmund

The letter N tracks a molecular process that Dortmund-based researcher have visualized in a living cell.

11.04.2017 News

Pharmaceutical industry Microorganisms Biodiversity

Painting with molecules

Dortmund-based biochemists are able to draw patterns in cells. All that is needed to paint with “molecular ink” is a laser and light sensitive molecules.

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Audi

Matthijs Groenewolt (BASF), Markus Mechtel (Covestro), and Thomas Heußer (Audi) developed the first bio-based clearcoat for cars.

13.04.2017 News

Automobile unspecific Materials sciences

Bio-based coating for cars

A pan-German collaboration of Audi, BASF, and Covestro developed a new bio-based car coating. Thus reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions during production.

Wenn Nährstoffmangel besteht, können besonders effiziente Pflanzen ihre Wurzelarchitektur ändern und längere, seitlich ausscherende Wurzeln ausbilden. So haben sie einen größeren Radius, um die Nährstoffe aufzunehmen.

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Andreas Heddergott / TUM

When nutrients are scarce, particularly efficient plants can alter their root architecture.

27.11.2025 News

Agriculture and forestry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology

How plants search for nutrients

Researchers led by the Technical University of Munich have discovered how plants compensate for fluctuations in nutrients: they form lateral roots, thereby expanding their search radius.

Die Hosenbiene (Dasypoda) gräbt ihr Nest in sandigen Boden.

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Kenneth Kuba

The sand wasp (Dasypoda) digs its nest in sandy soil.

26.11.2025 News

Agriculture and forestry unspecific Agriculture sciences

Better protection for soils and pollinators

The EU project ProPollSoil is investigating how soil health and pollinators interact. To this end, an international team led by the Technical University of Munich is working on new soil management practices.

Künstlicher Torf aus verschiedenen Biomassen

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Marzban / ATB

Artificial peat from various types of biomass

05.12.2025 News

Agriculture and forestry Waste Agriculture sciences

Sustainable peat production using a rapid process

Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB) have developed two methods for producing artificial peat from biomass.

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BIOCOM

Building materials made from tinder fungus

03.12.2025 News

Construction Fungi Biotechnology/Systems biology

DFG funds fungus-based building materials

The Technical University of Berlin is receiving around €10 million in funding from the German Research Foundation for research and development into fungus-based building materials as part of a new collaborative research centre.