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Yeast strains engineered for the biochemical conversion of glucose to value-added products are limited in chemical output due to growth and viability constraints. Cell extracts provide an alternative format for chemical synthesis in the absence of cell growth by isolating the soluble components of lysed cells. By separating the production of enzymes (during growth) and the biochemical production process (in cell-free reactions), this framework enables biosynthesis of diverse chemical products at volumetric productivities greater than the source strains. (Blake Rasor) ABPDU researchers in the laboratory using equipment Trudy Forte (Photo credit: Berkeley Lab) An artistic rendering of antibodies surrounding a SARS-CoV-2 particle.(Credit: ktsdesign/Shutterstock) Katy Christiansen An artistic illustration alluding to the inner workings of the algorithm inside gpCAM, a software tool developed by researchers at Berkeley Lab's CAMERA facility to facilitate autonomous scientific discovery. Credit: Marcus Noack, Berkeley Lab Mary Maxon, Associate Laboratory Director for Biosciences color-enhanced image of SARS-CoV-2 taken by scanning electron microscopy

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