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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a new way to train microbes to make n -butanol. Microorganisms have evolved a bewildering array of techniques to obtain nutrients from their surrounding environments. —Arpita Bose, associate professor of biology in Arts & Sciences, and leader of the study.

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AUGUST 23, 2013

Most farms rely on great quantities of industrially-produced, nitrogen-rich fertilizer to ensure crop yields, but doing so comes with trade-offs. it needs to be converted into a form that plants can use. However, there is only one recorded sighting of this bacterium, which grows in toxic environments. Louis biologist Himadri B.

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JULY 17, 2020

Slashing Platinum Group Metals Content in Catalytic Converters: An Atoms-to-Autos Approach. Developing an Energy-Conscious Traffic Signal Control System for Optimized Fuel Consumption in Connect Vehicle Environments. Louis Vehicle Electrification Rides for Seniors (SiLVERS). Roush Industries. General Motors LLC.

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AUGUST 15, 2014

At the 2014 Society for Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology (SIMB) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, Missouri, Joule reported that its has improved the overall photosynthetic efficiency of its engineered cyanobacteria by nearly 100%, and estimates a maximum 14% energy conversion efficiency in its biomass-to-fuels process.

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JUNE 24, 2014

The centers selected for the second round of funding will help lay the scientific groundwork for fundamental advances in solar energy, electrical energy storage, carbon capture and sequestration, materials and chemistry by design, biosciences, and extreme environments. Washington University, St. FY 2014 EFRC Awards. Lead organization.

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JULY 25, 2013

The discovery, the product of a multiyear effort to provide a high-quality full genome map of the oil palm plant and to scour the sequence for genes of importance to both science and industry, has major implications for agriculture and the environment. Louis-based Orion Genomics. —Robert A. Martienssen, Ph.D.,

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