APPLICATIONS: Agriculture Feedstocks for biofuel production ADVANTAGES: Increases availability of staple food crops regardless of water resources Reduces need for monitoring of water levels during growth ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have used recombinant nucleic acid techniques to overexpress a gene -- SAB18 -- to increase … [Read more...] about Gene Modification to Increase Drought and Flood Tolerance in Plants 2014-108
Biofuels
Producing 3-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids and Ketones using PKS 2014-007
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Production from renewable sources of 3-hydroxycarboxylic acids, to yield polyesters ketones for solvents, flavors and fragrances ADVANTAGES: Flexibility to achieve material properties not otherwise possible Sustainable replacement for products derived from rare, expensive or toxic sources ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint … [Read more...] about Producing 3-Hydroxycarboxylic Acids and Ketones using PKS 2014-007
AIRLAB-MS for Analysis of Complex Biological Systems Under Native Conditions 2014-084
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuel development Research – pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural ADVANTAGES: Samples biological systems under native conditions with no preparation Integrates laser ablation sampling and mass spectrometry with IR microscopy High transfer efficiency of ~50% Spatially resolved chemical composition ABSTRACT: Berkeley … [Read more...] about AIRLAB-MS for Analysis of Complex Biological Systems Under Native Conditions 2014-084
Cargo Delivery Across the Algal Cell Barrier Based on Guandinium-Rich Molecular Transporters JIB-3213
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Delivery of molecules across algal cell wall Photoautotrophic tool for synthetic biology Drug discovery and screening Bioremediation Biosensors Imaging of algae Plant and agricultural science ADVANTAGES: Simple and inexpensive, utilizing any available GR-MoTr Scalable Applicable to multiple algal species Small and large … [Read more...] about Cargo Delivery Across the Algal Cell Barrier Based on Guandinium-Rich Molecular Transporters JIB-3213
Highly Sensitive Detector for Radiotracer Chromatography IB-2765
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Analytical radiotracer high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) Research of metabolic pathways for biofuels, drug development and medical diagnostics ADVANTAGES: One hundred times more sensitive than existing radiotracer HPLC Can be manufactured with existing hardware ABSTRACT: Scientists at Berkeley Lab have developed an … [Read more...] about Highly Sensitive Detector for Radiotracer Chromatography IB-2765