Harnessing the power of microbial communities for plastic degradation

Researchers propose new approach in the search for biological plastic degradation

23-Apr-2021 - Bacteria are extremely adaptable. The more plastic enters the environment, the more likely they are to find ways to extract energy from plastic and degrade them in the process. Us humans could take advantage of this. The trick is to find the respective bacteria and combine them in novel ways. In ...

Red yeast from deep-sea sediment shows anticancer and antibacterial properties

On the trail of active ingredients from marine yeasts

21-Jan-2021 - Numerous natural products are awaiting discovery in all kinds of natural habitats. Especially microorganisms such as bacteria or fungi are able to produce diverse natural products with high biomedical application potential in particular as antibiotics and anticancer agents. This includes the ...

Marine alga from the Kiel Fjord discovered as a remedy against infections and skin cancer

Research group successfully applies bioinformatics methods and machine learning in marine drug discovery

06-Jul-2020 - Marine organisms and their microbial symbionts are invaluable sources of new medicines for human diseases. Natural products from the sea have four times higher potential to become medicines than any other natural or synthetic compound. But the discovery process is long, risky and costly. Using ...

Turning jellyfish from a nuisance to useful product

13-Nov-2017 - Global climate change and the human impact on marine ecosystems have led to dramatic decreases in the number of fish in the ocean. It has also had an unforseen side effect: because overfishing decreases the numbers of jellyfish competitors, their blooms are on the rise. The GoJelly project, ...