JBEI highlights new diesel fuel, gene expresion technologies

October 25, 2011 |

The Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) is seeking industry partners interested in licensing its technologies.

Alternative Diesel Fuel from Biosynthetic Bisabolene

JBEI researchers have produced a chemical precursor that readily converts to bisabolane, a plant-derived hydrocarbon chemically related to turpentine that can deliver comparable performance to standard D2 diesel fuel. Biosynthetic bisabolane could become a renewable diesel fuel alternative offering comparable energy density and superior cold weather performance.

Library of Plasmids to Control Gene Expression Levels

This library of expression vectors, constructed by JBEI scientists, enables researchers wishing to differentially express a set of genes to choose the most appropriate vectors for the desired expression levels and then splice each gene of interest into the appropriate vector using BglBricks. When the plasmids are transformed into host cells, the gene expression levels may be fine-tuned.

Category: Research

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