by Kevin Doyle | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
In 2015, all member states of the United Nations pledged to pursue the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the UN General Assembly in its 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
by Kevin Doyle | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have a powerful new tool in the quest to produce better plants for biofuels, bioproducts and agriculture.
by Kevin Doyle | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Creating biofuels and other products from plant material is a complex process. Among other things, we need chemicals to break down plant cells.
by Kevin Doyle | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
An NC State researcher has developed a new way to get CRISPR/Cas9 into plant cells without inserting foreign DNA. This allows for precise genetic deletions or replacements, without inserting foreign DNA. Therefore, the end product is not a genetically modified...
by Kevin Doyle | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
A collaboration between the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and three other national laboratories has yielded new insight into the ability of bacteria to break down the hardy part of a plant known as lignin.
by Kevin Doyle | Sep 1, 2021 | Uncategorized
Meet Tatenda and Wellington Muchero. Wellington is a researcher in biosciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. His daughter, Tatenda, had the opportunity to ask him questions about what he does at the lab.