News 2022

Unusually cyclized triterpenoids: Bioactive compounds with potential.

In an international team, IPB chemists recently completed a review of 180 new unusually cyclized triterpenoids. The review was published as the second of…

Long non-coding RNAs influence rosette size in Arabidopsis.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncNATs) are currently the focus of science because they are an interesting phenomenon involved in the regulation of gene expression and in…

Ask the medicine man! Investigation of traditional medicinal plants against worm diseases.

Illuminating ancient ways can sometimes pay off. IPB scientists in a team with partners from Botswana, Switzerland and MLU have…

About 30 startup entrepreneurs from the Brazilian Amazon basin were guests at IPB on 8.12.22. The event took place as part of the innovation program for the development of innovative bioeconomy companies in the Amazon region…

Powerful fertilizer for tomatoes.

Chitosan, a natural biopolymer derived from chitin, is used in agriculture as an organic fertilizer and metabolism booster. However, the effect of chitosan in different phases of plant…

IPB press release, 5.12.2022

Katharina Bürstenbinder was recently nominated by the Leibniz Association for membership in AcademiaNet. The expert database for outstanding women scientists contains more than 3500 profiles of top-class female researchers…

Polyphenols from the Water Avens have antioxidant effects.

The Water Avens (Geum rivale L.), a rosaceous plant widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere, is rich in polyphenols, which are expected to have…

Optimized genetic scissors for plants.

Genome editing with CRISPR/Cas has quickly established itself as a fast and effective method for targeted modification of genes. However, there are many variants of this molecular tool…

The PhD students of IPB have recently elected their new representatives. Starting this October, Anindita Karkhanis (BPI), Dario Esposto (SZB), David Görg (MSV), and Alejandro Inostroza Munoz (NWC) will take care of the…