Colorful illustration of spherical lipid nanoparticles. Digital illustration of coiled molecules assembled into larger constructs.
  • Taking Flight with Biofuels and Carbon Crops

    Taking Flight with Biofuels and Carbon Crops

    A recent study by Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) researchers reveals which crop-based feedstocks offer the greatest potential for a plentiful, cost-competitive, renewable alternative to petroleum-based jet fuel, while also maximizing atmospheric carbon removal.

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  • Biosciences Area FY24 LDRD Projects

    Biosciences Area FY24 LDRD Projects

    The projects of 21 Biosciences Area scientists and engineers received funding through the FY24 Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) program.

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  • Biosciences Area Researchers Place at Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition

    Biosciences Area Researchers Place at Berkeley Lab Pitch Competition

    ABPDU’s Asun Oka and Dupeng Liu placed second and third at the event co-hosted by the Lab’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and UC Berkeley’s Haas Business School.

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  • Toward a Genetic Understanding of Variability in Radiation Sensitivity

    Toward a Genetic Understanding of Variability in Radiation Sensitivity

    Injury to immune-system and blood-forming cells is a common side effect of radiation therapy, which more than half of all cancer patients receive as part of their treatment. Biosciences Area researchers and their collaborators used a genetically diverse mouse population to model individual differences in sensitivity to radiation exposure.

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  • Putting an End to Plastic Separation Anxiety

    Putting an End to Plastic Separation Anxiety

    Scientists at the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) are collaborating with X – the moonshot incubator led by Google parent company Alphabet – to not only skip the problematic plastic separation step, but also make the final product better for the planet. 

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