APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biomanufacturing of enzymes Enzyme research ADVANTAGES: Rapid discovery of the function of genes Capable of multiplexing Ultra-high-throughput ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab led by Trent Northen have developed the ARGO (Assignment of the Reactions of Gene products in Organisms) platform, an efficient and scalable … [Read more...] about ARGO: Peptide Barcoding for Genomic Discovery 2015-123
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Ammonium-based Ionic Liquids for Lignocellulosic Processing 2014-167
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biomass deconstruction ADVANTAGES: Comparable efficiency at lower temperatures and lower quantity than competitors 93±1.3% glucose yield after 3 hours Lower cost method compared to other ionic liquids Potential to reduce pretreatment energy needs by 75% or more ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) … [Read more...] about Ammonium-based Ionic Liquids for Lignocellulosic Processing 2014-167
Streamlined Saccharification from Lignocellulosic Biomass 2015-143
APPLICATIONS: Large scale production of biofuels and other chemicals Biomass deconstruction ADVANTAGES: Lowers operating costs Reduces amount of toxic and wasteful byproducts Yields a sugar stream ready for fermentation ABSTRACT: Researchers Blake Simmons, Seema Singh, and Feng Xu at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have developed high gravity … [Read more...] about Streamlined Saccharification from Lignocellulosic Biomass 2015-143
Translation Control Tool for Plant Bioengineering 2013-166
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Plant bioengineering ADVANTAGES: Fine-tunes RNA and protein expression Layering expression regulation Can be used for temporal and tissue specific expression repression ABSTRACT: A team of Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) researchers led by Dominique Loqué has developed a new plant bioengineering system for improved precision … [Read more...] about Translation Control Tool for Plant Bioengineering 2013-166
Lanthanide-Chelator Barcode for Combinatorial Screening Applications 2016-121
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Combinatorial screening in Drug discovery and optimization Biomanufacturing Diagnostics ADVANTAGES: Enables faster testing of more diverse conditions / combinations Readily detects lanthanide/chelator complexes Maintains strong lanthanide binding and single-charge ionization Simplified … [Read more...] about Lanthanide-Chelator Barcode for Combinatorial Screening Applications 2016-121