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.

Scientists from the Salk Institute and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego say genomically informed restoration is the way forward for saving our oceans. The researchers used advanced genomic and transcriptomic technologies to investigate a hybrid eelgrass from San Diego's Mission Bay that is a cross between the shallow-water Zostera marina and its deeper-water cousin, Zostera pacifica, whose tolerance for low-light conditions is a favorable trait as coastal waters become increasingly murky. This genomic profile could make the new hybrid seagrass a candidate for future coastal restoration efforts in California and beyond.

DTU researchers are behind a potentially groundbreaking antivenom that could revolutionize the treatment of venomous snakebites in Africa.