2016

WFSC researchers have just published a paper on producing starch in yeast. They are the first to show that a non-plant organism can produce starch.

WFSC researcher Julian Helfenstein and colleagues have published first results from the ZOMM project in PLoS ONE. The project looks at zinc uptake from soils and Zn concentration in wheat grains. The results now published suggest that organic wheat for Zn-richer than conventional wheat because of higher nutrient efficiency.

The Swiss journal for the hotel and gastronomy sector, Hotellerie Gastronomie Zeitung, interviewed Dörte Bachmann about the Sustainable Catering project. In their article, they report on sustainable campus catering initiatives at ETH Zurich and University of Basel.

Results from the INDUCE project are highlighted in die grüne. The article reports on the advantage of dual purpose chicken compared to breeds especially for egg or meat production.

The Long-Life Cow project of Michael Kreuzer and Florian Grandl is highlighted in the July issue of NZZ Folio on cows.