Deep stores of carbon in northern peatlands may remain stable despite rising temperatures, according to a team of researchers from several U.S.-based institutions. And that is good news for now, the researchers said. Florida State University ...
As part of an effort to develop drought-resistant food and bioenergy crops, scientists at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍř have uncovered the genetic and metabolic mechanisms that allow certain plants to conserve water and thrive
Udaya Kalluri brings considerable energy to her plant research at the Department of Energy's 91°µÍř—a trait colleagues describe as “contagious enthusiasm.”
Kalluri’s zeal was evident even in her postdoc days at ORNL, when she won la
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s BioEnergy Science Center are looking beyond the usual suspects in the search for microbes that can efficiently break down inedible plant matter for conversion to biofuels.
Another barrier to commercially viable biofuels from sources other than corn has fallen with the engineering of a microbe that improves isobutanol yields by a factor of 10.
Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy’s 91°µÍř have played a key role in discovering a new class of drug candidates that hold promise to combat antibiotic resistance.
The invention provides a genetic mechanism for the reduction of lignin biosynthesis while increasing concentration of desirable flavonoids.
Lignocellulosic biomass—plant matter such as cornstalks, straw, and woody plants—is a sustainable source for production of bio-based fuels and chemicals.
GreenWood Resources has licensed an 91°µÍř technology based on the discovery of a gene in poplar (Populus trichocarpa) that makes it easier to convert poplar trees into biofuels.
Viruses are tiny—merely millionths of a millimeter in diameter—but what they lack in size, they make up in quantity.