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latest news: Machine Learning Uncovers New Targets for Plant Engineering 

Machine Learning Uncovers New Targets for Plant Engineering 

Researchers are using machine learning to find new proteins that play a role in plant gene expression.

June 11, 2024

news: Virtual Tour of JBEI

Virtual Tour of JBEI

March 16, 2021

news: How to Make Sustainable Products Faster with Artificial Intelligence and Automation

How to Make Sustainable Products Faster with Artificial Intelligence and Automation

Héctor García Martín is using artificial intelligence and the mathematical tools he mastered during his training as a physicist to accelerate the field of synthetic biology.

May 30, 2024

news: Sweet Success: Researchers Crack Sugarcane’s Complex Genetic Code
news: It’s Hearty, It’s Meaty, It’s Mold
news: Science or Alchemy? Transforming the Future of Food
news: Jay Keasling Awarded Bakar Prize

Jay Keasling Awarded Bakar Prize

Jay Keasling Awarded Bakar Prize to engineer bacteria to produce probiotics to treat skin diseases caused by the bacteria Staphylococcus aureus

March 13, 2024

news: Jay Keasling Receives Humboldt Award

Jay Keasling Receives Humboldt Award

Jay Keasling, CEO of the Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI), is the recipient of a 2023 Humboldt Research Award. He was recognized for his achievements and expertise in biochemistry, genetics of microorganisms, and applied microbiology. Keasling was nominated by his long-time collaborator Lars M. Blank, Director of the Institute of Applied Microbiology at RWTH Aachen University in Germany. 

February 21, 2024

news: Biofuels and Carbon Crops Take Flight
news: JBEI Well-Represented at Research SLAMS
news: Putting an End to Plastic Separation Anxiety
news: Two JBEI Researchers will compete in the Bay Area Research SLAM