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7 July 202112 July 2021

Challenging the classical view of yeast tolerance to alcohol

Contrarily to the established hypothesis that cell membranes should be rigid to resist high concentrations of ethanol, an outstandingly tolerant yeast presents a more fluid plasma membrane structure, according to a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology

25 September 2020

Biology is an important science discipline to better understand the world we live in!

By publishing a catchy and informative music video, the MeMBrane project aims to improve the public perception of biology as a scientific discipline and wants to motivate students to choose biology as their course of studies!

2 July 201927 June 2019

Could the roads of the future be bio-based?

Some researchers, concerned about the environmental impacts of bitumen asphalt and future supply after petroleum-slowdown, have started to develop bio-based alternatives

12 June 20188 June 2018

Aston scientists pave way for greener roads made of domestic waste

Study authors say ‘bio-bitumen’ is cheaper and greener to manufacture

19 January 201618 January 2016

Recycling CO2 and bio-waste into low-carbon aviation fuel

Heriot-Watt is to lead a £2m project to develop low carbon aviation fuels from captured CO₂ and waste biomass

5 June 20153 June 2015

Pyrolysis oil production from wood is commercialized in Europe

At full production new commercial scale fast pyrolysis plant to produce about 76 tons pyrolysis oil per day based on 120 tons woody biomass

23 February 201522 February 2015

Cable announces £20 million for UK industrial biotechnology

Business Secretary unveiles the winners of a multi-million-pound competition to bring innovative UK biotechnology projects to market.

15 March 2013

Pyrolyse-Technologie mit “Climate Week Award” ausgezeichnet

Nahezu alle 7.800 Biogasanlagen in Deutschland sind potenzielle Standorte für entsprechende Anlagen