Posts by JBEI

More Investment Needed for Machine Learning for Bioengineering

Opinion piece highlights the opportunities in a radical new approach to bioengineering that leverages the latest disruptive advances in machine learning.

Could Synthetic Biology Stop Global Warming?, Latino USA

Héctor García Martín, Deputy Vice President of JBEI's Biofuels and Bioproducts Division spoke to Latino USA about the emerging field of synthetic biology.

Blue Pigment from Engineered Fungi Could Help Turn the Textile Industry Green

JBEI's new platform for producing blue pigment could provide a sustainable alternative to conventional synthetic dyes and open the door for next-generation bioproduction.

Turning the Switch on Biofuels

LLNL scientists and collaborators at JBEI have identified a molecular mechanism in bacteria that can be manipulated to promote imidazolium ionic liquid tolerance.

JBEI participates at 2019 East Bay STEM Career Awareness Day

This event brought together 200 students from schools in Berkeley, Emeryville, Richmond, and Oakland.

2019 Undergraduate Poster Presentation

During the presentation, the undergraduates were judged for their presentation and poster making skills.

Making fuel out of algae could clean up dirty planes

Corinne Scown, JBEI's VP of Life-cycle, Economics and Agronomy, recently spoke to Wired UK about how biofuels have the potential to play an important role in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in aviation.

Pam Ronald Elected to National Academy of Sciences

Ronald was elected in recognition of her distinguished and continuing achievements in original research.

New Study Sees Competitive SAFJ Prices in Future, AIN Online

Aviation International News covered JBEI's study “Techno-economic analysis and life-cycle greenhouse gas mitigation cost of five routes to bio-jet fuel blendstocks” which provided evidence that optimizing the biofuel production pipeline is well worth the effort.

Bright Skies for Plant-Based Jet Fuels

Joint BioEnergy Institute researchers demonstrate that jet fuels made from plants could be cost competitive with conventional fossil fuels.