Research

Mar
12

CBMA team discovers enzyme with potential for biofuels and pharmaceuticals

A team, led by Björn Johansson from CBMA, discovered an enzyme that degrades one of the most abundant sugars in nature, with potential in the production of biofuels and molecules with pharmacological interests.

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Research
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Mar
01

ARNET Associate Laboratory Approved

ARNET – Aquatic Research Network is an Associate Laboratory in aquatic sciences composed by 742 researchers (318 Integrated PhDs) from three multidisciplinary R&D units: MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Centre for Marine and Environmental Research (CIMA) and Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology (CBMA).

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Research
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Nov
04

Europe was main cause for Covid-19 global spread

A study coordinated by Pedro Soares (CBMA) and Teresa Rito (ICVS) indicates that it is Europe, not China, which has been the main source for spreading the disease around the world.

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Research
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Oct
27

New yeast discovered in grapes with potential to produce biomass and lipids

It is called “Clavispora santaluciae” and the discovery has just been published in the prestigious “International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology”.

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Research
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Oct
21

Filipe Costa awarded Prize of Scientific Research and Technological Development

CBMA researcher Filipe Costa awarded a prize of 300.000 EUR to improve the sustainable management of fishing resources on the Atlantic

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Outreach . Research
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CBMA creates app that alerts farmers about climate

UMinho creates app that alerts farmers about climate change.

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Outreach . Research
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Sep
17

Internacional Microorganism Day – new article on FEMS

Read in this mini-review by Soares-Silva et al. about how transporter protein expression enables the optimization of microbial cell factories for the bioproduction of organic acids.

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Outreach . Research
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Jun
18

Time travelling through local ecological knowledge regarding an endangered species

Time travelling through local ecological knowledge regarding an endangered species

By CBMA Andreia Pacheco | Research
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