07.11.2018 News
Food Animals Agriculture sciences
Evonik invests in digital poultry farm
Essen-based specialty chemicals company Evonik invests in British start-up OPTIfarm, which aims to improve poultry production via digitalisation.
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13.11.2018 News
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Successful sustainable development
In early November, international experts from Ghana, Colombia and Germany gathered in Berlin to discuss the state of the implementation of the sustainable development goals.
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Innovation made easy
Ideas contest "New Products for the Bioeconomy" Published by: Federal Ministry of Education and Research Berlin; October 2018 Produktion: bioökonomie.de / BIOCOM AG The brochure illustrates how creative ideas can be turned into innovative, biobased products for the bioeconomy – with support of the BMBF as part of the "New products for the bioeconomy" ideas competion. Download PDF
16.11.2018 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
New method identifies taste molecules
Certain protein fragments give cheese, beer, soy and the likes their characteristic taste. Munich biochemists have developed a new method to identify these fragments.
19.11.2018 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Restricting GMOs affects global trading
Scientific advisors and a WTO-committee are urging European legislators to revise their verdict regarding GMOs to reflect current scientific knowledge and protect EU trade relations.
19.12.2017 News
Chemistry Microorganisms Agriculture sciences
Transforming plants into bio-factories
Molecular plant physiologists in Golm managed to engineer the chloroplast DNA of the tobacco plant. Via horizontal gene transfer they were able to produce the carotenoid astaxanthin.
27.12.2017 News
Chemistry unspecific Biotechnology/Systems biology
3D skin models to reduce allergens
Researchers at the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences and BRAIN AG develop new three-dimensional skin models. These allow for more realistic screenings for health care and cosmetics.
22.12.2017 Success story
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
More variety for rapeseed fields
Rapeseed is an important oilseed, however, it is genetically impoverished. Thus, 14 project partners from industry and science have developed rapeseed lines with additional features.
21.12.2017 News
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Visions in bioeconomy
Students from all over the globe are invited to present new ideas for a biobased economy as part of an art competition. The winners will be exhibited at the global summit in Berlin.
02.01.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Knowing when and where to grow
Plants have several strategies to receive sufficient light. Now, Biologists from Tübingen University demonstrate that plants can choose between alternative responses to competition.
04.01.2018 News
Construction Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
More than mash: paints from potatoes
Fraunhofer researcher from Potsdam and Stuttgart develop new paints and varnishes based on potato starch. A special chemical process is optimising the starch for this application.
05.01.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Teething plants
According to Bonner botanists many more plants than previously thought use calcium phosphate, a component of teeth and bones, to strengthen their defensive hairs and thorns.
09.01.2018 News
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Computer mouse made of sugar cane
Yoghurt cups and water bottles made from polylactic acid are en vogue. Material scientists in Hannover have developed a computer mouse housing material based on sugar cane.
11.01.2018 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Biodiversity
Genome of European Beech deciphered
Researchers at the Senckenberg research institute decoded the genome of the European Beech. The new genetic information will allow for targeted breeding of stress tolerant trees.
11.01.2018 News
Food Animals Nutritional sciences
EU paves way for insect-derived food
Since January 2018, insect-derived food can be commercialised according to the rules of the new Novel Food Legislation.
16.02.2018 Studies and statistics
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FiBL and IFOAM (2018): The World of Organic Agriculture
The ‘Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL‘ and ‘IFOAM - Organics International‘ presented the latest edition of the study ‘The World of Organic Agriculture‘ at BIOFACH, the world's leading trade fair for organic food.
02.08.2017 Studies and statistics
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Global Footprint Network (2017): Earth Overshoot Day
The Earth Overshoot Day is the date on which humanity’s resource consumption for the year exceeds Earth’s capacity to regenerate those resources that year.
03.08.2017 News
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More is not always better
Researchers in Oldenburg found that the health of an ecosystem is not directly related to how many species inhabit it.
04.08.2017 News
Food Plants Agriculture sciences
Dodder does more than feed off plants
Dodder, a parasitic vine, transfers warning signals from one host-plant to another if one of them is attacked by herbivores.
15.08.2017 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Gates foundation invests millions in rice project
Rice blight is a plant disease causing severe harvest losses in Asia. A consortium led by German researchers is now funded with US$6 million by the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation.