by Stephanie Seay | Aug 12, 2024 | featured
Gerald A. Tuskan, a Corporate Fellow and director of the Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been selected as a DOE Distinguished Scientist Fellow, one of the highest honors bestowed by the agency’s...
by Stephanie Seay | Aug 9, 2024 | featured
A novel system for genetic engineering in plants that makes it easy to add and study multiple genes simultaneously has won a 2024 R&D 100 Award. The technology developed by a team led by Xiaohan Yang at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
by Stephanie Seay | Aug 1, 2024 | featured, Uncategorized
The Center for Bioenergy Innovation’s 2024 annual meeting drew nearly 200 attendees in July, sharing their progress in the pursuit of scientific breakthroughs for sustainable aviation fuel and a robust bioeconomy. The four-day meeting July 15-18 in Asheville, NC,...
by Stephanie Seay | Nov 2, 2023 | featured
Scientists identify a key gene controlling root growth, carbon storage Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists identified a gene “hotspot” in the poplar tree that triggers dramatically increased root growth. The discovery supports development of better bioenergy...
by Stephanie Seay | Sep 25, 2023 | featured
Scientist Xiaohan Yang’s research at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory focuses on transforming plants to make them better sources of renewable energy and carbon storage. He works with the ORNL-led Center for Bioenergy Innovation, or CBI, a DOE...
