APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Drug discovery and screening Functional genomics Synthetic biology Enzyme discovery ADVANTAGES: High throughput Scalable Less labor intensive and expensive than current approaches Enables gene function annotation ABSTRACT: Though current functional genomics technologies coupled with next generation sequencing have … [Read more...] about Dub-seq: Double Barcoded Shotgun Expression Library Sequencing 2015-160
Therapeutics
A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Microbiome engineering for medicine, agriculture, biomanufacturing and renewable energy Pharmaceutical synthesis Commodity chemical and biofuel production Livestock research and development ADVANTAGES: Enables high-throughput, stable, accurate, efficient gene integration and expression of very large DNA constructs (e.g., … [Read more...] about A Universal Approach to Integrate and Express Pathways in a Broad Range of Bacteria 2016-024
Selective Modification of Proteins 2015-038
APPLICATIONS: Pharmaceutical therapeutics Biochemical sensors Building blocks for bio-based materials ADVANTAGES: Provides well defined method of modification Site specific Allows for control of the degree of modification ABSTRACT: Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab and the University of California, Berkeley have developed a technology … [Read more...] about Selective Modification of Proteins 2015-038
Basal Media for Culturing Epithelial Cells 2015-009
APPLICATIONS: Growing primary human epithelial cells for Pharmaceutical development Toxicology Biotechnology research ADVANTAGES: Regular and consistent formulation Superior growth for 1/12 of the price Up to 60 population doublings Can sustain long term cultures ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab have developed a low cost technology for growing … [Read more...] about Basal Media for Culturing Epithelial Cells 2015-009
Infant Warmer for Use in Areas Where Electricity is Unavailable or Unreliable 2015-177
APPLICATIONS: In-home use Rural clinics ADVANTAGES: Operates where electricity is not available or reliable Requires only a kettle of water heated by fire or gas stove Maintains near-constant temperature for several hours Includes built-in temperature indicator and pictorial-based instructions ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab and the … [Read more...] about Infant Warmer for Use in Areas Where Electricity is Unavailable or Unreliable 2015-177