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
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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
Rnnotator 3.0 Software 2013-093
ABSTRACT: To address challenges related to comprehensive annotation and quantification of transcriptomes, Rnnotator was developed by a team at the Joint Genomics Institute (JGI) to provide an automated software pipeline that generates transcript models by de novo assembly of RNA-Seq data without the need for a reference genome. STATUS: Copyrighted. Available for … [Read more...] about Rnnotator 3.0 Software 2013-093
Copolymer Electrolyte Mesh Filtering TACE Therapy Components 2014-140
APPLICATIONS: Cancer treatment using transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) ADVANTAGES: Concentrates TACE reagents in the tumor area Reduces amount of Doxorubicin circulating in the body High binding capacity and fast binding kinetics specifically accommodate large amounts of Doxorubicin Not thrombogenic ABSTRACT: Researchers at Berkeley Lab, in … [Read more...] about Copolymer Electrolyte Mesh Filtering TACE Therapy Components 2014-140
Artificial Photosynthesis: Chemical Synthesis Powered by Sunlight 2015-068
ABSTRACT: For the researchers' complete publication ACS NanoLetters, go here. Direct solar-powered production of value-added chemicals from CO2 and H2O, a process that mimics natural photosynthesis, is of fundamental and practical interest. In natural photosynthesis, CO2 is first reduced to common biochemical building blocks using solar energy, which are subsequently used … [Read more...] about Artificial Photosynthesis: Chemical Synthesis Powered by Sunlight 2015-068