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Researchers develop first high-gravity, one-pot process for producing cellulosic ethanol

Website archive · 2016 · 2016-01-24

Researchers develop first high-gravity, one-pot process for producing cellulosic ethanol

A one-pot process for producing ethanol from cellulosic biomass developed at JBEI gives unprecedented yields while minimizing water use and waste disposal.…

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Website archive · 2016 · 2016-01-15

Scientists discover a drought tolerance gene that may help plants fight against global warming

(upper panel) Arabidopsis under normal condition is shown; growth of control plant (left) the same as plants (middle and right) with increased ACBP2 protein.…

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Biologists discovered a new facet of the mechanism of protein biosynthesis

Website archive · 2016 · 2016-01-23

Biologists discovered a new facet of the mechanism of protein biosynthesis

The ribosome moving along the messenger RNA in search for the point from which it will have to start protein synthesis. Credit: Sergey Dmitriev A significant…

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Website archive · 2016 · 2016-01-23

New method for making biofuels is cheaper and better for the environment

Carbon dioxide delivered to microalgae can be harvested to make renewable fuels Chemical and Biomolecular Engineers from the Melbourne School of Engineering…

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Website archive · 2016 · 2016-01-23

Powerful machine-learning technique uncovers unknown features of important bacterial pathogen

A powerful new machine-learning technique can be applied to large datasets in the biological sciences to uncover previously unknown features of organisms and…

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Can a quirky chromosome create a second human species?

Website archive · 2016 · 2016-01-23

Can a quirky chromosome create a second human species?

In this age of genome sequencing, we can lose sight of the importance of how our genomes are distributed over 23 pairs of chromosomes. Rearrangements of the…

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