Sustainable chemistry with the help of Artificial Intelligence
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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 29-Oct-2025 13:11 ET (29-Oct-2025 17:11 GMT/UTC)
Freiburg chemist Dr Tobias Schnitzer receives €1.5 million from the Vector Foundation to develop sustainable amidation reactions.
These reactions do not require toxic reagents and are highly energy-efficient. Schnitzer also relies on Artificial Intelligence in his research.
Amidations play a major role in the chemical industry. The new process could make an important contribution to more environmentally friendly production.
Oat is an important crop with many health benefits and diverse applications. Researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Helmholtz Munich, and the Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK) have decoded the pan-genome of 33 oat lines—mapping their full genetic diversity. This comprehensive overview provides leverage for breeding more resilient, higher-yielding plants, as oats, too, face mounting pressures from a changing climate.
DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa.
Scientists reengineered chemo drug into spherical nucleic acids (SNAs), a globular form of DNA. Team tested the repackaged therapy on an animal model of acute myeloid leukemia, a fast-moving blood cancer. SNAs easily entered cancer cells and killed them from the inside while sparing healthy cells.