Tag: plant biotechnology
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Scientists Harness Plants’ Plasticity to Make Key Industrial Chemical
Scientists Turn to Trees to Grow Industrial Chemicals In a pioneering effort, researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory, part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s national lab network, have demonstrated that plants can be engineered to produce a valuable industrial chemical. The study, conducted in controlled environments, focuses on poplar trees known for their rapid growth…
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Poplar Trees Engineered to Produce Industrial Chemical
Scientists Turn to Trees for Sustainable Chemistry In a landmark study, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory demonstrated that poplar trees can be genetically engineered to synthesize a pivotal industrial chemical. The achievement adds a new dimension to sustainable materials research, showing how long-lived plants might serve as living factories for…
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Researchers Turn Poplar Trees into Mini Factories for Biodegradable Plastics
Scientists Equip Trees to Build Tomorrow’s Plastics Researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory, under the U.S. Department of Energy, have taken a bold step toward sustainable manufacturing by engineering poplar trees to produce key chemicals used to make biodegradable plastics. The work, conducted in controlled environments and field trials, aims to convert long cycles of conventional…
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Exploring the Power Of Plants To Make Drugs From Sunlight
The plant chemist’s superpower Plants are nature’s most versatile chemists. Fueled by sunlight and carbon dioxide, they synthesize a dazzling array of natural products that remain challenging to replicate in the lab. In recent work led by Professor Anne Osbourn FRS at the John Innes Centre, researchers harness genomic data, AI, and biotechnology to glimpse…