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Conversion of plant material into value add products will be critical for replacing fossil fuel-derived molecules in the chemical industry to enable a renewable bioeconomy, and microorganisms provide a potential biocatalyst that can perform these conversions.
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The invention provides a novel gene from obligate acid metabolism. Overexpression of the gene significantly improved photosynthetic performance, increased leaf size, radial stem diameter and biomass in poplar.
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The invention provides a gene that plays an important role in CO2 fixation in Agave. Overexpression of the gene significantly improved photosynthetic performance, water-use efficiency and root growth in model plant Nicotiana sylvestris (tobacco).
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The valorization of lignin-derived biomass will be critical for the economic viability of lignocellulose-based biorefineries.
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This invention provides a novel approach for measuring, manipulating, and detecting charged colloidal particles and biomaterials using a simple microfluidic setup.
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In the study of human cancer related genes, we discovered that a human and plant gene have conserved functions.
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One of the key choices in a metabolic engineering project is the identification of a suitable host strain. Even within a given species, variations between lineages can have significant, unpredictable effects on productivity.
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BESC-35 and BESC-876 are two loss of function alleles of PtEPSP-TF. The loss of the DNA binding activity and transcriptional activity of the two alleles are due to amino acid substitution at position 142 and 364.
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The invention provides a novel enzyme for CO2 fixation in the crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) pathway. This enzyme has no need for activation. It will facilitate the engineering of CAM into non-CAM plants to enhance water use efficiency and drought tolerance.
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Invasive microbes, causing diseases such as sudden oak death and chestnut blight, negatively impact forest health, affecting ecosystems and economies around the world.