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Genomic analysis reveals milestones in evolution of brown algae

Envirotec Magazine

It also explores practical applications in aquaculture, biotechnology, and climate change mitigation, emphasizing brown algae’s potential for carbon capture and ecosystem restoration, while offering valuable insights into enhancing ecological resilience amid climatic challenges.

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From Gases to Skincare, Air Liquide is Changing the Game for Cosmetics Innovation

Hydrogen Fuel News

Seppic recently inaugurated a fermentation biotechnology laboratory at the Air Liquide Innovation Campus in Delaware, marking a significant shift for a company traditionally associated with gases for sectors like healthcare, food, and electronics. Promotes biodiversity conservation by avoiding environmentally harmful processes.

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Mapped: How Big Ag, Pharma, Pesticides and Other Industries Hope to Sway the UN Biodiversity Talks

DeSmogBlog

Under thundery tropical skies, and amid ever more dire warnings on the precarious state of the world’s ecosystems, the United Nations Biodiversity Conference is unfolding in Colombia. They range from the pesticide and biotechnology trade group CropLife International , to the commodities giant Bunge.

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Microbes conquer the next extreme environment: the home microwave

Envirotec Magazine

It’s not only important from the perspective of hygiene, but could also inspire biotechnological applications – if the strains found inside microwaves can be put to good use in industrial processes that require especially hardy bacteria. The most frequently encountered phyla were Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and especially Proteobacteria.

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Farmers fear climate crisis will have greater impact on their business than coronavirus

Business Green

A survey of 600 farmers carried out by the pollster on behalf of Swiss biotechnology giant Syngenta in February found 72 per cent were worried about the impact of climate change on their crop yields, animal health, and ability to do business.

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Should we genetically edit the food we eat? Two experts offer their thoughts

Business Green

The production of genetically-modified foods can be controversial, but it can also offer benefits for increasing yields and easing pressure on land, water and biodiversity. And that often means that we are destroying pristine biodiverse environments, such as the Amazon rainforest, grasslands, wetlands and marshlands to grow more crops.

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Study: Eating less meat should be focus of global post-Covid-19 recovery plans

Business Green

Published today in The Lancet Planetary Health , the new study examines the impact of Covid-19 globally and explores how the food system could play a critical role in driving economic recovery while enhancing both human and environmental health. The work also involved researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany.