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2019
Cannabis oil. Photo by workwithsherpa, Sherpa SEO
28 FEB

Brewing cannabinoids in yeast

Several chemical compounds found in cannabis (cannabinoids) have now been produced by genetically modified yeast, reports a paper published in Nature. This finding can...

E.coli (SEM) by NIAID from Flickr
19 FEB

Cocktail of common antibiotics can fight resistant E. coli

Scientists from The Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) have discovered that a combination of two common antibiotics is able to eliminate multi-drug...

Health and diseases Bacteria and microorganisms
05 FEB

New anti-CRISPR proteins discovered in soil and human gut

Scientists from the Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Biosustainability (DTU) have found four new anti-CRISPR proteins that are distributed across different environments...

Biotechnology and biochemistry Bacteria and microorganisms
22 JAN

Addictive cells boost protein production

The biotech start-up company from DTU Biosustain, Enduro Genetics, optimises large-scale fermentation by making the workhorse cells genetically addicted to producing...

Biotechnology and biochemistry Cells Fermentation Genes and genomes
Biosustain Magazine
21 JAN

New issue of Biosustain Magazine is out now

The third issue of Biosustain Magazine is now ready to be read and enjoyed.

Photo credit: KAIST
14 JAN

Bio-map charts production routes for industrial chemicals

Researchers now present a very detailed map on metabolic engineering routes for the production of a wide range of sustainable chemicals. This map will ease the construction...

Photo: Pablo Ivan Nikel
10 JAN

Bacteria to produce sustainable fluorinated substances

A new EU project aims to modify bacteria, enabling them to produce fluorinated substances sustainably. Today, fluorinated products are produced chemically, which has significant...

Biotechnology and biochemistry Bacteria and microorganisms Enzymes and proteins
Making Colours with biology - ShikiFactory100 Photo by Pascal Volk/Flickr
08 JAN

Creating flavours and fragrances from “shiki” cell factories

A big new EU project called SHIKIFACTORY100 aims at producing more than 100 high value compounds and chemicals such as flavours and fragrances biologically. This will...

07 JAN

Using bacteria to produce fluorinated products sustainably

A new EU-project will focus on engineering bacteria to produce fluorinated compounds. Currently, these compounds can only be produced with traditional chemistry, which...

Bacteria and microorganisms Biological systems Enzymes and proteins Biotechnology and biochemistry
2018
Matthias Reuss (left) receiving the Novozymes Award from Peder Holk Nielsen, CEO of Novozymes (right).
07 DEC

Novozymes Award 2018 goes to Prof. Matthias Reuss

On December 7, Professor Matthias Reuss received the Novozymes Award for Excellence in Biochemical and Chemical Engineering 2018. The award ceremony and reception was...

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