APPLICATIONS: Bulk chemicals and compounds manufacturing Biofuel production ADVANTAGES: More efficient use of starting materials More cost effective utilization of plant biomass sugars Improved profile of hexose – pentose co-utilization ABSTRACT: Researchers Jay Keasling and Aindrila Mukhopadhyay of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have … [Read more...] about Modified Yeast Strain Imports and Utilizes Xylose as Carbon Source 2014-020
Biotechnology
Strong, Long-Range, Aligned Lamellar Structures for Biomedical (Synthetic Bone) and Energy Applications 2015-018
APPLICATIONS: Synthetic bone scaffolding Water purification filters Fuel cell electrodes Tissue engineering ADVANTAGES: Strong, tough, and lightweight Anisotropic properties that mimic natural materials Appropriate for many composite materials ABSTRACT: Researchers working in Berkeley Lab’s Materials Sciences Division have developed … [Read more...] about Strong, Long-Range, Aligned Lamellar Structures for Biomedical (Synthetic Bone) and Energy Applications 2015-018
A Long Non-Coding RNA Expressed in Aggressive Cancer 2014-109
ABSTRACT Berkeley Lab researchers have developed technologies to evaluate levels of the long, non-coding RNA to assess the aggressiveness of a cancer and to modulate levels of the long non-coding RNA. This invention addresses the need to identify patients with potentially metastatic tumors versus non-metastatic tumors. For more details, see Published PCT patent … [Read more...] about A Long Non-Coding RNA Expressed in Aggressive Cancer 2014-109
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
Biosynthesis Pathways for Five-Carbon Alcohol from Mevalonate 2014-135
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biological production of higher alcohols ADVANTAGES: Increased isopentenol yields in aerobic and anaerobic conditions Higher efficiency and lower costs Optimized for oxygen-limited conditions Enables production at fermentor scale Better host cell growth ABSTRACT: Researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) have … [Read more...] about Biosynthesis Pathways for Five-Carbon Alcohol from Mevalonate 2014-135