Items Tagged “Biofuels And Bioproducts”

JBEI Enzyme Discovery Enables First-Time Microbial Production of the Octane Booster Toluene

The discovery will have implications for fundamental science and biofuel production.

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In 1986, scientists found a fuel-producing bacterium at the bottom of a Swiss lake. Now, they know how it works, Science Magazine

Science Magazine covered JBEI publication "Discovery of enzymes for toluene synthesis from anoxic microbial communities" published in Nature Chemical Biology.

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Brewing Hoppy Beer Without the Hops

JBEI researchers contribute to engineering industrial brewing yeast that creates more hoppy flavor in beer.

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Something's Brewing in the Lab: Beer Without Hops, New York Times  

New York Times covered research conducted at JBEI which has resulted in the bioengineering of industrial brewing yeast that creates more hoppy flavor in beer. 

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