APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Synthetic biology Genomics Gene characterization Drug discovery BENEFITS: Accelerates gene discovery and characterization toward practical applications Significantly reduces cost and turnaround time of DNA sequence synthesis Automatically detects and redesigns difficult sequences for DNA synthesis with higher success … [Read more...] about Build Optimization Software Tools (BOOST) for DNA Sequence Design 2016-107
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Plant density and enhanced plant vigor estimation algorithms for high-resolution images 2019-179
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY Agriculture BACKGROUND Farmers are seeking ways to make real-time adjustments in the field to increase productivity, however tools for estimating plant density are limited. This is true especially early in the season when the soil component is high, and visual observations tend to … [Read more...] about Plant density and enhanced plant vigor estimation algorithms for high-resolution images 2019-179
Novel Methods for the Barcoding of Bacteriophages 2019-113
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Phage engineering Cataloging and Control of phages Diagnosis and Antibiotic Discovery ADVANTAGES: No interference of the phage infection cycle No compromise of the host bacteria life cycle Enables easy amplification of the DNA “barcode” for identification, tracking and control of individual phages Standardizes the workflow … [Read more...] about Novel Methods for the Barcoding of Bacteriophages 2019-113
The CORAL Framework for FAIR Data Management and Analysis 2019-123
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Moderately sized organizations or companies Multi-lab research collaborations ADVANTAGES: Low cost Ease of adding new data types Models different variations of the same conceptual data types Adheres to all four of the FAIR principles (see below) ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have designed and prototyped a … [Read more...] about The CORAL Framework for FAIR Data Management and Analysis 2019-123
ART: A machine learning Automated Recommendation Tool for guiding synthetic biology 2020-011
APPLICATIONS: Companies performing synthetic biology/metabolic engineering ADVANTAGES: Demonstrated high predictive accuracy Shorter strain development times TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW: Researchers at Berkeley Lab’s Joint BioEnergy Institute and the Agile BioFoundry have developed a tool that uses machine learning to make further advancements in the field … [Read more...] about ART: A machine learning Automated Recommendation Tool for guiding synthetic biology 2020-011