Unlocking the Rice Immune System
Pam Ronald, Director of JBEI’s Grass Genetics program, led a study that identified a bacterial signaling molecule that triggers an immunity response in rice plants, enabling the plants to resist a devastating blight disease. In addition to being a staple food, rice is the model for grass-type biofuels.
July 24, 2015
6 New Things Happening with Biofuels
In this article published at the Department of Energy's website, the latest achievements by DOE's Bionergy Research Centers, namely JBEI are highlighted.
July 02, 2015
JBEI Debuts New Overview Video
After eight years of groundbreaking research, JBEI has rewritten the formula for engineering renewable transportation fuels.
June 17, 2015
The story of ionic liquids
The development of ionic liquids, and the potential for a transformative impact on the cost and sources of renewable fuels, demonstrates why DOE created a clutch of integrated bioenergy research centers. In this feature article, Biofuels Digest covers JBEI's efforts in developing a new generation of ionic liquids.
June 15, 2015
Wrap up of JBEI and ABPDU Twitter Chat
JBEI and ABPDU researchers took over the Berkeley Lab Twitter account on June 11 for a one hour chat on the making advanced biofuels.
June 11, 2015
TED talk by JBEI’s Director of Grass Genetics Pam Ronald
Pam Ronald, JBEI’s Director of Grass Genetics gave a talk at TED2015 Truth and Dare Conference.
May 04, 2015
Biofuel Proteomics: JBEI Researchers Use Proteomics to Profile Switchgrass
In a study led by Benjamin Schwessinger, a grass geneticist with JBEI’s Feedstocks Division, researchers used advanced proteomic techniques to identify 1,750 unique proteins in shoots of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum), a North American native prairie grass that is widely viewed as one of the most promising of all the fuel crop candidates.
March 09, 2015