Press releases on animals in research and teaching
Modern Food Biotechnology:
Germany and China Pursue Joint Research Plans
[18.09.2018]
Working together for better food: Chinese and German researchers want to cooperate more closely in the future. To close the past week, at a symposium at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany, top scientists in the area of food biotechnology from both countries came to initial agreements on implementing a joint research agenda. Their goal: Developing and improving...more
Inequality among the Elderly:
University of Hohenheim Conference Looks at Need for Policies [04.05.2018]
Meeting the demographic challenge, maintaining a high standard of life, and reducing inequality among the elderly: To reach this goal, the industrialized countries need to take appropriate political measures on time. Prof. Dr. Klaus Prettner drew this conclusion at today’s opening of the international expert conference “The Economics of Ageing and Inequality” at the University...more
54 Million Euros:
German Council of Science and Humanities Endorses Center for Animal Sciences [27.04.2018]
Animal well-being and animal health, reduced use of antibiotics, better use of resources, and reduced environmental effects: A key factor in livestock animals’ characteristics are the interactions between the animal and the billions and billions of microorganisms that are located in particular in the intestinal tract. Up to now, these processes have in large part not been...more
Meat substitutes and lentil pasta:
Legume products on the rise in Europe [12.02.2018]
Within the last four years, products containing grain legumes such as beans, lentils or soybeans have registered an increase of 39 % in Europe. Meat substitutes proved particularly successful with a growth rate of 451 % on the European market. These are the results presented ahead of the Global Pulse Day February 10th 2018 with participation of the Europe-wide TRUE research...more
NATURE publication:
Research scientists discover new production pathway for plant SOS signals [02.01.2018]
Nibbling prohibited: when harmful insects attack a plant, it defends itself. It forms protective substances that are poisonous for the insects. This defense response is activated by messengers, jasmonates. Their biosynthesis had been deemed to have been elucidated for almost two decades. But now plant physiologists from the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart and the National...more
Nerve Cells on the ISS:
University of Hohenheim Examines How Cells Grow without Gravity [08.12.2017]
How would the first person born in space develop? While it sounds like a question for a science fiction novel, it is the background of a current research project at the University of Hohenheim in Stuttgart, Germany. Starting on 6 December, a research team will send cells to the International Space Station in an incubator. For two weeks, the human cells will grow there in a...more
Harvesting the Sun for Power and Produce:
Agrophotovoltaics Increases the Land Use Efficiency by over 60 Percent [27.11.2017]
Until now, acreage was designated for either photovoltaics or photosynthesis, that is, to generate electricity or grow crops. An agrophotovoltaics (APV) pilot project near Lake Constance, however, has now demonstrated that both uses are compatible. Dual use of land is resource efficient, reduces competition for land and additionally opens up a new source of income for farmers....more
Phosphorus & Animal Health:
New Research Group Strengthens Animal Research at the University of Hohenheim [04.07.2017]
Phosphorus is an indispensable nutrient for humans, animals, and plants. But especially livestock usually cannot satisfy their needs with only plant-based feed. To compensate, farmers add phosphorus, which is mined as rock phosphate like salt - which has two disadvantages: The first is that global phosphorus supplies are quickly dwindling. The second is that studies by the...more
Beans, Peas, Soy & Co.:
EU Project Promotes Cultivation of Pulses in Europe [20.06.2017]
Fewer imports, less fertiliser, more sustainability - there are good reasons for expanding the cultivation of pulses in Europe. Up to the present, the valuable protein-rich plants are cultivated in very few areas. The EU project TRUE with partners from 10 countries wants to change that. Researchers from the University of Hohenheim are part of the project. They are examining...more
Innovation in the European Bioeconomy:
15 million euro project optimizes value chains for miscanthus and hemp [13.06.2017]
There are three essential conditions for further developing the bioeconomy as a sustainable alternative to fossil oil: sustainable products with strong market potential, a reliable and affordable supply of sustainably produced biomass, and a better link between biomass producers and the processing industry. Other important factors include avoiding competition with food...more
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