30 MAR Ingredients — a quiet success story With 14 per cent of the global market and a revenue of up to DKK 35 billion (EUR 470 million), the Danish ingredients industry has relatively unnoticed developed into a... Food quality Food production Food technology Health-promoting compounds Bacteria and microorganisms Enzymes and proteins
09 FEB One step closer to personal antimicrobial treatment Harmless intestinal bacteria may transfer resistance genes to pathogenic bacteria, making the dangerous bacteria resistant to antimicrobial agents. A new method makes it... Genes and genomes Bacteria and microorganisms Health and diseases
14 OCT Ultraviolet light—antimicrobial agents of the future The part of sunlight in the ultraviolet spectrum plays an important role for our lives on Earth. With the new LED light sources and greater knowledge of the effect of ultraviolet... Bacteria and microorganisms Lasers Optics
11 OCT One step closer to restoring nitrogen balance The discovery of a new, previously unknown microbe opens up a host of opportunities, both in relation to restoring the nitrogen balance in nature—which has been knocked... Bacteria and microorganisms Biotechnology Water supply Environmental technology
07 OCT Drugs from hamster cells What on earth have Chinese hamsters to do with medical drugs? Quite a lot as it turns out, as hamster cells can be programmed to sustainably produce anti-cancer drugs... Bacteria and microorganisms Fermentation Synthetic biology
13 JUL Specific Gut bacteria cause reduced insulin sensitivity Currently, scientists think the major contributors to insulin resistance are excess weight and physical inactivity, yet ground-breaking new research, with leading Danish... Biotechnology Bacteria and microorganisms Health and diseases
30 JUN Roskilde: Hunting for fungi and mould in tents After just a few nights at Roskilde Festival, there is fungal growth in the tent. Some of the fungi are harmful—particularly if you have or are susceptible to fungal allergy... Bacteria and microorganisms
29 FEB EliteForsk honours PhD students from DTU At the annual EliteForsk conference, three PhD students from DTU received travel grants of DKK 200,000 for research stays abroad. The conference also praised the recipients... Energy production Cells Bacteria and microorganisms Organic chemistry
26 FEB Fungal cells can survive treatment through hibernation Researchers from DTU Vet have demonstrated why fungal infections are difficult to treat in patients with a weakened immune system, and have thus taken the first steps... Health and diseases Bacteria and microorganisms Cells
19 FEB Cell factory pioneer receives Novozymes Prize Professor Jens Nielsen, DTU Biosustain, has been awarded the 2016 Novozymes Prize. Bacteria and microorganisms Biological systems Cells Enzymes and proteins Synthetic biology