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Biotech research to promote plant resilience to changing climates

Associate professor Sebastian Marquardt from Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences at UCPH…

Researchers discover how to control zinc content in plants: Could help the world’s malnourished

Over 2 billion people worldwide are malnourished due to zinc deficiency. Led by the University of…

Wood formation can now be followed in real-time - and possibly serve the climate and builders of tomorrow

A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants.…

Your organic waste will be upcycled to fertilise fields

Researchers behind a major EU project will develop technologies that make it easier to convert…

Towards circular fertiliser solutions and a more sustainable farming sector - new EU consortium just launched

Together with partners from the European fertilizer industry, University of Copenhagen and a range…

A chewing gum to help women get pregnant

A team of University of Copenhagen students is developing a chewing gum that can accurately predict…

Researchers eliminate harmful chemistry from popular houseplant

Using naturally occurring bacteria, University of Copenhagen researchers have devised a way to…

Food security to be rooted in wild plants

University of Copenhagen researchers want to develop new crops using wild plants. Climatic changes…

Danish researchers unravel how toxic almonds became edible

After more than 12 years of work, researchers can now reveal that only a single change in a gene ha…