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White House OSTP Outlines Goals for U.S. Biotechnology and Manufacturing

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Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing: Harnessing Research and Development to Further Societal Goals. Hutton As reported in our March 30, 2023, blog item , on March 22, 2023, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) released a new report, Bold Goals for U.S. The report states that bold goals for the U.S.

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Federal Agencies Announce Investments and Resources to Advance National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative

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As reported in our September 13, 2022, blog item , on September 12, 2022, President Joseph Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) creating a National Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Initiative “that will ensure we can make in the United States all that we invent in the United States.” forest resources. In addition, the U.S.

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12 exotic bacteria found to passively collect rare earth elements from wastewater

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This allows these rare elements, for which demand is steadily growing, to be collected from wastewater from mining, metallurgy, and the recycling of e-waste, and reused. Circular economy The advantages of moving from a wasteful ‘linear’ economy to a ‘circular’ economy, where all resources are recycled and reused, are obvious.

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How waste-eating bacteria digest complex carbons

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This new information could potentially lead to novel biotechnology platforms that harness the bacteria to help recycle plastic waste. For the first time, researchers mapped the metabolic mechanisms in a Comamonas bacterium that digests chemicals from plastic and plant waste.

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Fermentation turns greenhouse gases into useful chemicals

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A newly released paper in Nature Biotechnology offers the first report of high-production-rate, high-selectivity, and industrially scalable production of acetone and IPA through fermentation. As the climate crisis intensifies, researchers are seeking alternative means to lessen the climate impact of producing these commodities.

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GAO Publishes Science & Tech Spotlight on Biorecycling of Plastics

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Biological recycling, or biorecycling, is an emerging technology that uses microbes, such as bacteria or fungi, to break down plastic into its basic components for reuse. Emerging recycling methods could help mitigate the negative health effects of incinerating plastic waste; and. Bergeson and Carla N. On November 21, 2022, the U.S.

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Scientists discover microbes in the Alps and Arctic that can digest plastic at low temperatures

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This ability, if upscaled to an industrial scale, will save money and energy during recycling Finding, cultivating, and bioengineering organisms that can digest plastic not only aids in the removal of pollution, but is now also big business.