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3 March 202527 February 2025

Superglue Made from the Body’s Own Mucus

Scientists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Freie Universität Berlin combined a mixture of mucilaginous and sticky proteins to produce an adhesive for biomedical applications

Ein Superkleber aus körpereigenem Schleim

Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler des Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in den USA und der Freien Universität Berlin kombinierten eine Mischung aus schleimigen und klebrigen Proteinen

16 January 202513 January 2025

How much is the US bioeconomy worth?

We investigate different estimates for its value and how much certain sub-sectors are predicted to grow over the coming years

23 October 202316 October 2023

Think that your plastic is being recycled? Think again

Plastic is cheap to make and shockingly profitable. It’s everywhere. And we’re all paying the price

11 January 20179 January 2017

Faster (cheaper) method for making big bioactive ring molecules

Chemists have developed a method that produces cyclic depsipeptides in a single step with high yields and in unusually large sizes

25 November 201623 November 2016

SynBio is gearing up

Synthetic Biology's large field of applications became apparent at the EFIB-conference in Glasgow, last October

22 July 201614 November 2016

GMO seeds are sustaining sugar beet farms, but new labels could damage already shrinking industry

While Roundup-resistant seeds help beet farms thrive, federal labels could shrink share of sugar market

14 July 20167 July 2016

107 Nobel laureates sign letter blasting Greenpeace over GMOs

The letter asks Greenpeace to cease its efforts to block introduction of a genetically engineered strain of rice

19 August 20159 September 2021

Startups have figured out how to remove carbon from the air

Will anyone pay them to do it?

30 June 201529 June 2015

G.M.O. Dilemma: Swaying a Wary Public

Genetic food modification worked out well the first time it was tried

3 June 20153 June 2015

BIO Innovation Zone company snapshot: Arytha Biosciences

Interview with Che-Ming Jack Hu, PhD, the Director of Engineering for Arytha Biosciences, LLC

5 May 20153 May 2015

Engineered softwood could transform pulp, paper and biofuel industries

Scientists have demonstrated the potential for softwoods to process more easily into pulp and paper if engineered to incorporate a key feature of hardwoods

9 April 20158 April 2015

US poised for biobased chemicals breakout, says National Research Council

Though challenges remain, particularly in affordable feedstock, the US National Research Council says “Despite impressive recent and projected growth, the manufacturing of chemicals using biological synthesis and engineering could expand even faster.”

21 November 201420 November 2014

How GMO crops can be good for the environment

Economists at Göttingen University found GM technology to increase crop yields, reduce pesticide use

3 July 20142 July 2014

Discovery: Converting biomass to fuels

Researchers use NSF-supported Stampede supercomputer to improve catalysts for conversion

15 May 201414 May 2014

IAP releases Statement on Synthetic Biology

Overview of the actual global status of synthetic biology

Akademiennetzwerk IAP veröffentlicht Stellungnahme zu Synthetischer Biologie

Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Synthetischen Biologie weltweit

16 January 201415 January 2014

Sustainability considerations for integrated biorefineries

‘Right’ policies will have to promote sustainable practices along the whole supply chain

19 August 2013

Microbial team turns corn stalks and leaves into better biofuel

Michigan research team working with fungus Trichoderma reesei to break plant material into sugars

10 July 2013

Rice Husks Recycled For Use In High-Capacity Lithium Batteries

Nano-porous Structure of Rice Shells Instrumental for Excellent Performance as an Anode

25 June 2013

High-octane bacteria could ease pain at the pump

Engineered E. coli mass-produce key precursor to potent biofuel

19 June 2013

Less is more: Novel cellulose structure requires fewer enzymes to process biomass to fuel

Improved methods for breaking down cellulose nanofibers are central to cost-effective biofuel production

27 May 20139 September 2021

Livermore scientists develop CO<sub>2</sub> sequestration technique that produces ‘supergreen’ hydrogen fuel, offsets ocean acidification

Could researchers possibly have stumbled upon the solution to our acidified oceans?

26 November 2012

Bioengineered Marine Algae Expands Environments Where Biofuels Can Be Produced

Biofuel crop soon in the sea, in the brackish waters of the tidelands and agricultural areas possible

3 July 2012

India: Engineered Crops Boost Profits

Cotton farmers using genetically modified seed have seen increased yields and profits over a 5-year period

14 December 2011

The Cellulosic Ethanol Debacle

Congress mandated purchase of 250 million gallons in 2011 - actual production: 6.6 million

25 June 2011

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