12.11.2018 News
Food Animals Biodiversity
Calculating the cod stock
Coastal researchers at the Helmholtz Centre Geesthacht have developed a statistical method with which cod stocks in the Barents Sea can be predicted more accurately.
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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.
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 ResearchBerlin; October 2018Produktion: bioökonomie.de / BIOCOM AGThe 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.
04.07.2019 News
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Triple meds from artificial DNA
Bioengineers at the TU Munich have used artificial DNA to produce a hydrogel that can release several active substances in a specific order.
08.07.2019 News
Automobile Plants Materials sciences
Porsches built with natural fibres
Plastic reinforced with plant fibres will in future be used for lightweight construction in Porsche series production vehicles. Fraunhofer researchers have developed the material.
11.07.2019 News
Chemistry Plants Biotechnology/Systems biology
Using algae sugar as a resource
Microbiologists have discovered how the highly complex multiple sugar Ulvan from sea lettuce is broken down into its components by a dozen enzymes.
16.07.2019 News
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Upcycling by bacterial symbiont
Bremen microbiologists have researched bacteria in ciliates that live in close symbiosis with their host and perform unusual metabolic functions.
22.07.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Animals Agriculture sciences
Larvae: the protein suppliers of the future
The soldier fly could help solve not one, but two problems of sustainable farming. Using the insect as feed could eliminate organic waste while also reducing the need for imported soya and fish meal.
25.07.2019 News
Consumables Waste Agriculture sciences
Putting biobased fertilizer to the test
Together with European partners, researchers from the Julius Kühn Institute are investigating how far feedstocks for biobased fertilizers are contaminated with pollutants.
17.07.2019 News
Food Microorganisms Biotechnology/Systems biology
Algae produce Omega-3 fats for salmon
The joint venture of Evonik and DSM, Veramaris, has commissioned an industrial plant for the production of algae oil in the United States.
26.07.2019 Studies and statistics
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nova-Institut (2019): European Bioeconomy in Figures
New figures show sustainable growth of the European bioeconomy. The 18.6 million people employed in the various sectors of the bioeconomy generate a turnover of 2.3 trillion euro.
02.08.2019 News
Energy Microorganisms Plant and process engineering
Microbes make nuclear waste repositories safer
Extremely halophilic archaea have a natural mechanism to mineralize dissolved radioactive ions and prevent leaching.
01.08.2019 News
Chemistry Animals Biodiversity
Targeted pesticides from fly toxins
A German research cooperation has analyzed the toxins of a species of the robber fly and found an underestimated potential for agriculture and pharmaceutical research.
24.07.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Plant breeding research
Tobacco defends itself differently
Plant researchers at the University of Halle-Wittenberg have compared the immune response of tobacco with thale cress and discovered surprising differences.
06.08.2019 News
Construction Plants Social sciences
City dwellers profit from green spaces
Lawns and trees are good for people living in the city - neuroscientists from Heidelberg and Karlsruhe have measured how spending time in green spaces affects the well-being of volunteers.
07.08.2019 News
Agriculture and forestry Plants Agriculture sciences
Getting maize in shape for climate change
Plant researchers from Germany have unlocked the genetic potential of old landraces for breeding robust maize varieties that can withstand harsh conditions caused by climate change.
12.08.2019 News
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New source of greenhouse gas identified
In marine sediments, not only microorganisms but also chemical processes produce nitrous oxide that is harmful to the climate.