APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Agriculture for food, bioenergy, and carbon sequestration Human health research ADVANTAGES: Highly efficient in killing competing bacteria ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab's Joint Genome Institute in collaboration with scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and the Swiss Federal … [Read more...] about Inhibiting Growth of Diverse Bacteria and Plant Pathogens 2018-006
Biotechnology and Medicine
Increased Specificity and Sensitivity to Detect Targeted Metabolites using NIMS 2017-051
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biological and chemical assays Selective metabolite analysis ADVANTAGES: Increased sensitivity to detect targeted metabolites High selectivity to targeted metabolites Extremely sensitive and non-destructive analytical technique ABSTRACT: Nanostructure-initiator Mass Spectrometry (NIMS) is a surface-based mass … [Read more...] about Increased Specificity and Sensitivity to Detect Targeted Metabolites using NIMS 2017-051
DNA Synthesis Using Tethered dNTPs 2018-103
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: DNA synthesis ABSTRACT: Oligonucleotides are almost exclusively synthesized using the nucleoside phosphoramidite method, even though it is limited to the direct synthesis of ~200 mers and produces hazardous waste. Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed an oligonucleotide synthesis strategy that uses the … [Read more...] about DNA Synthesis Using Tethered dNTPs 2018-103
ANIcalculator (Average Nucleotide Identity Calculator) 2014-127
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Genome sequencing ABSTRACT: Increased sequencing of microbial genomes has revealed that prevailing prokaryotic species assignments can be inconsistent with whole genome information for a significant number of species. The long-standing need for a systematic and scalable species assignment technique can be met by the genome-wide Average … [Read more...] about ANIcalculator (Average Nucleotide Identity Calculator) 2014-127
HOPO Ligands to Separate and Purify Metal Ions including Lanthanides and Actinides 2017-106
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Nuclear energy or nuclear fuel reprocessing plants Pharmaceutical isotope production Pharmaceutical companies using lanthanide or actinide drugs Chemical industry ADVANTAGES: Greater separation efficacy Robust chelators Highly versatile method Simplified process ABSTRACT: Berkeley Lab researchers Rebecca Abergel … [Read more...] about HOPO Ligands to Separate and Purify Metal Ions including Lanthanides and Actinides 2017-106
