Scientists turned to an oddball bacterial molecule that looks like a jaw full of sharp teeth to create a new type of fuel that could be used for all types of vehicles, including rockets. (Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab)
Converting petroleum into fuels involves crude chemistry...
Researchers from UC Berkeley and the NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers have developed a chemical technology that combines fermentation and chemical refining (center panels) to produce petroleum-like liquids (right) from renewable plants (left). (Image by John Beumer, courtesy of NSF Center for Sustainable Polymers)...
Rebecca Pinals mixes SWNTs with fluorophore-labeled DNA to create a nanosensor, then measures their optical response as they interact with biomolecules. (Photo credit: Rebecca Pinals).
In spite of the tremendous advances in modern medicine, there are still mysteries about routine processes in the human body that continue to...
JBEI researchers gain understanding of central metabolism of bacteria and yeast species commonly used in biotechnology.
A decade of investment in advanced biofuels led nowhere, but 
Breakthrough discovery at the Joint BioEnergy Institute could greatly accelerate the pace of science.
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