News tagged with bioprocessing

Same samples, different analytical strategies, complementary inferences

(Phys.org) -- The results of two separate but complementary analyses on 400 samples of Hanford Site groundwater appeared together in the journal of the International Society for Microbial Ecology. The studies ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Butterfly payload to launch Nov. 16 on space shuttle

When NASA's space shuttle Atlantis launches for the International Space Station on Nov. 16 it will carry a University of Colorado at Boulder butterfly experiment that will be monitored by thousands of K-12 ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers Create First Synthetic Cellulosome in Yeast

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers led by University of California, Riverside (UCR) Professor of Chemical Engineering Wilfred Chen has constructed for the first time a synthetic cellulosome in yeast, which is much more ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1




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Pest insects to help produce ethanol

Pest insects in tropical rainforests can be a valuable natural asset. So believes Lisbeth Olsson, who is hunting for new enzymes in partnership with Vietnamese researchers.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Novel plastics and textiles from waste with the use of microbes

New biotechnological and chemical methods will facilitate efficient production of chemicals, materials and fuels from renewable natural resources. The Academy of Finland Centre of Excellence (CoE) in White Biotechnology – ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New microfluidic chip can generate microbubbles to break open cells for biochemical analysis

Scientists have made many important discoveries in biology and medicine through studying the internal contents of cells. Some have isolated or identified nucleic acids or proteins with special functions, while ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New study explores proteins in Yellowstone bacteria for biofuel inspiration

Studies of bacteria first found in Yellowstone's hot springs are furthering efforts at the Department of Energy's BioEnergy Science Center toward commercially viable ethanol production from crops such as switchgrass.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Manipulating way bacteria 'talk' could have practical applications

By manipulating the way bacteria "talk" to each other, researchers at Texas A&M University have achieved an unprecedented degree of control over the formation and dispersal of biofilms – a finding with potentially significant ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Chemicals and biofuel from wood biomass

(PhysOrg.com) -- A method developed at Aalto University in Finland makes it possible to use microbes to produce butanol suitable for biofuel and other industrial chemicals from wood biomass. Butanol is particularly ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Benefits abound with recently patented system that reduces phosphorus in wastewater

A team of bioprocessing engineers with Kansas State University's Advanced Manufacturing Institute has been issued a patent for a system that removes phosphorus from wastewater and addresses environmental regulations.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stem cell study advances regenerative medicine research

Researchers from A*STAR Singapore took lead roles in a study that identified a portion of the genome mutated during long-term culture of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs). The study was a worldwide collaboration, led by ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sweet innovation for citrus fruits

Researchers in Spain have developed sophisticated machines to sort citrus fruit before they reach consumers. The prototypes can detect and separate rotten oranges, and can classify mandarin segments. Citrus ...

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Secret of safe sprout production is very clean seeds, expert says

A University of Illinois study that uses new technology to assess and compare the safety of radish, broccoli, and alfalfa sprouts concludes that the secret to keeping sprouts free of foodborne pathogens lies in industry's ...

Biology / Other

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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