Novel tool bypasses plasmid-based expression to increase stability and significantly reduce development time for a variety of synthetic biotechnology products BERKELEY, CA, March 28, 2022 – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is offering an exploratory kit for its Chassis-independent, Recombinase-Assisted, Genome Engineering (CRAGE) tool. CRAGE is a novel … [Read more...] about Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Offers Trial Kit for CRAGE Genome Engineering Tool to Accelerate Discovery and Innovations in Microbiology and Biosynthesis
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High Throughput Characterization of Bacterial Promoters From Their Host Environments 2022-081
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Health diagnoses (e.g., biomarker analysis) Environmental monitoring (e.g., soil, drinking water) Beauty and health (i.e. living therapeutics for skin conditions) Agriculture Drugs (i.e. search for biosensors associated with diseases) BENEFITS: Uses a DNA-barcoded promoter library and offers a rapid … [Read more...] about High Throughput Characterization of Bacterial Promoters From Their Host Environments 2022-081
Engineered bacteria for enhanced crop production 2021-108
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Dramatic enhancement of crop yields in agriculture applications though direct microbial application BENEFITS: Increased crop biomass (Arabidopsis) yield by 250-500% both in normal and drought conditions Enhanced durability and survivability in different environments Combined plant growth-promoting traits including growth promotion … [Read more...] about Engineered bacteria for enhanced crop production 2021-108
Systematic Engineering of Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum Strain for Production of Rhamnolipid (RLs) Biosurfactants 2019-167
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Oil recovery, bioremediation, crop protection, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals BENEFITS: Rhamnolipids (RLs) are industrially well known surfactants, so far only produced by biological routes from sugar. Engineered M. alcaliphilum strain DASS can convert waste-greenhouse gas, methane to rhamnolipids without addition of sugars and other … [Read more...] about Systematic Engineering of Methylomicrobium alcaliphilum Strain for Production of Rhamnolipid (RLs) Biosurfactants 2019-167
Berkeley Lab Energy and Environment Projects Receive $1 Million in Technology Commercialization Funding Awards from Department of Energy
Four Berkeley Lab projects were awarded $1 million from the DOE’s Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) to further collaborative research with industry partners on biofuels, bioproducts, energy microgrid technology, and renewable energy technology. Two projects from the Biosciences Area were awarded funding for research to: Enable rapid strain … [Read more...] about Berkeley Lab Energy and Environment Projects Receive $1 Million in Technology Commercialization Funding Awards from Department of Energy