Biosciences Area at Berkeley Lab
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Official account of the Biosciences Area of @BerkeleyLab
Solving challenges in energy, environment, health, and biomanufacturing. Re-post ≠ Endorsement
Solving challenges in energy, environment, health, and biomanufacturing. Re-post ≠ Endorsement
Moving and inspirational words from #BioBSE secondary appointee Corinne Scown about why she does what she does. Thank you for sharing your story!
Corinne Scown grew up running barefoot through Sacramento's smoky days. Now she's making sure her kids won't have to.
Through our VIFF program, she's turning agricultural biomass — the organic byproducts from farming — into cleaner air.
#WomenInScience
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Through our VIFF program, she's turning agricultural biomass — the organic byproducts from farming — into cleaner air.
#WomenInScience
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February 12, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Moving and inspirational words from #BioBSE secondary appointee Corinne Scown about why she does what she does. Thank you for sharing your story!
ICYMI: @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social's Seung-Wuk Lee, a faculty scientist in #BioBSE, pioneered a sustainable biomining approach using genetically engineered viruses to extract rare earth elements. Read more: go.lbl.gov/biomining
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 PM
ICYMI: @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social's Seung-Wuk Lee, a faculty scientist in #BioBSE, pioneered a sustainable biomining approach using genetically engineered viruses to extract rare earth elements. Read more: go.lbl.gov/biomining
#BioBSE researchers Edward Baidoo and Deepika Awasthi are involved in a new collaboration with @carbonbridge.bsky.social that aims to transform almond oil from California’s North San Joaquin Valley into an affordable biosurfactant. Learn more: go.lbl.gov/carbonbridge
February 3, 2026 at 5:55 PM
#BioBSE researchers Edward Baidoo and Deepika Awasthi are involved in a new collaboration with @carbonbridge.bsky.social that aims to transform almond oil from California’s North San Joaquin Valley into an affordable biosurfactant. Learn more: go.lbl.gov/carbonbridge
Delighted to be partnering with Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories on OPAL!
"Through AI research, advanced computation, network facilities, and data integration, LBNL supports @departmentofenergy.bsky.social #GenesisMission to address challenges in science, energy, and national security" — Jonathan Carter, ALD for Computing Sciences
https://www.lbl.gov/research/ai/
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February 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Delighted to be partnering with Argonne, Oak Ridge, and Pacific Northwest National Laboratories on OPAL!
Two routes were taken to optimize production of isoprenol, a synthetic aviation fuel precursor. #BioBSE researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute used AI, automation, and biosensors to design microbial “mini-factories.” @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
go.lbl.gov/speeding-to-syn-jet-fuel
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AI, Automation, and Biosensors Speed the Path to Synthetic Jet Fuel - Biosciences Area
Two breakthrough strategies are rewriting the playbook for designing microbes that make synthetic aviation fuels.
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January 31, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Two routes were taken to optimize production of isoprenol, a synthetic aviation fuel precursor. #BioBSE researchers at the Joint BioEnergy Institute used AI, automation, and biosensors to design microbial “mini-factories.” @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
go.lbl.gov/speeding-to-syn-jet-fuel
go.lbl.gov/speeding-to-syn-jet-fuel
A global study showed that EcoFABs can deliver consistent results across labs on three continents, supported by open protocols, tools, and datasets. The reliable, large-scale data generated are ideal for training AI, which could accelerate discoveries in agriculture. go.lbl.gov/ecofab-ring-trial
January 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
A global study showed that EcoFABs can deliver consistent results across labs on three continents, supported by open protocols, tools, and datasets. The reliable, large-scale data generated are ideal for training AI, which could accelerate discoveries in agriculture. go.lbl.gov/ecofab-ring-trial
BioCircular Valley is a project co–led by BEAM Circular, Berkeley Lab, and University of California partners to connect food and agricultural waste with the innovators who can turn these sidestreams into high-value #biobased products.
Watch a video about a recent workshop: go.lbl.gov/BioCirV
Watch a video about a recent workshop: go.lbl.gov/BioCirV
User-Centered Design of the BioCircular Valley Data Portal with NSJV Stakeholders
YouTube video by UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
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January 23, 2026 at 10:28 PM
BioCircular Valley is a project co–led by BEAM Circular, Berkeley Lab, and University of California partners to connect food and agricultural waste with the innovators who can turn these sidestreams into high-value #biobased products.
Watch a video about a recent workshop: go.lbl.gov/BioCirV
Watch a video about a recent workshop: go.lbl.gov/BioCirV
"We need a scientific method for the use of AI in biology," says microbiologist and lead for biosecurity @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Harshi Mukundan. Listen to an interview where she and collaborator Carrie Manore of Los Alamos National Lab discuss the opportunities and risks: go.lbl.gov/AI-standards
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"We need a scientific method for the use of AI in biology," says microbiologist and lead for biosecurity @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Harshi Mukundan. Listen to an interview where she and collaborator Carrie Manore of Los Alamos National Lab discuss the opportunities and risks: go.lbl.gov/AI-standards
Check out this cool study 👇 led by @cs.lbl.gov that involved #BioEGSB's Trent Northen, Peter Andeer, and the TWINS Ecosystem project team!
Beyond AI art: creating scientific truth.
New @berkeleylab.lbl.gov research evaluates how well AI models generate scientifically valid images of rocks, plants & ceramics. This work could revolutionize research by filling critical data gaps. Learn more: bit.ly/GenAI_LBNL
#AIforScience #GenerativeAI
New @berkeleylab.lbl.gov research evaluates how well AI models generate scientifically valid images of rocks, plants & ceramics. This work could revolutionize research by filling critical data gaps. Learn more: bit.ly/GenAI_LBNL
#AIforScience #GenerativeAI
January 20, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Check out this cool study 👇 led by @cs.lbl.gov that involved #BioEGSB's Trent Northen, Peter Andeer, and the TWINS Ecosystem project team!
🚀 Big news for California’s #bioeconomy! BEAM Circular has acquired a state-of-the-art, 130-liter gas fermentation pilot system — a major milestone in building the California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus in Stanislaus County. #ABPDU @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
👉 www.beamcircular.org/news-updates...
👉 www.beamcircular.org/news-updates...
BEAM Circular Acquires State-of-the-Art Gas Fermentation Pilot System To Anchor California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus — BEAM Circular
BEAM Circular Acquires State-of-the-Art Gas Fermentation Pilot System To Anchor California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus
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January 16, 2026 at 10:22 PM
🚀 Big news for California’s #bioeconomy! BEAM Circular has acquired a state-of-the-art, 130-liter gas fermentation pilot system — a major milestone in building the California Bioeconomy Innovation Campus in Stanislaus County. #ABPDU @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
👉 www.beamcircular.org/news-updates...
👉 www.beamcircular.org/news-updates...
Kudos to #BioEGSB senior faculty scientist Adam Arkin on this impactful work!
A team of scientists led by UC Berkeley is working on a system that uses probiotics, beneficial bacteria within our bodies, and prebiotics, the nutrients that support these good bacteria, to combat lung pathogens.
Using the microbiome to combat lung pathogens - Berkeley Engineering
Novel approach offers a way to stop deadly infections without using antibiotics
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January 14, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Kudos to #BioEGSB senior faculty scientist Adam Arkin on this impactful work!
Computational and AI methods for structural biology prediction fall short in the face of proteins that morph as part of their function. A team of researchers at Duke University and Berkeley Lab defined the problem and devised statistical techniques to improve the models’ accuracy. go.lbl.gov/CASP16
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Computational and AI methods for structural biology prediction fall short in the face of proteins that morph as part of their function. A team of researchers at Duke University and Berkeley Lab defined the problem and devised statistical techniques to improve the models’ accuracy. go.lbl.gov/CASP16
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Now out: The new ENCODE registry of candidate cis-regulatory elements (🐭/👶)
Major consortium effort, led by @moorejille.bsky.social - stay tuned for her "meme-torial"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
Major consortium effort, led by @moorejille.bsky.social - stay tuned for her "meme-torial"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
January 7, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Now out: The new ENCODE registry of candidate cis-regulatory elements (🐭/👶)
Major consortium effort, led by @moorejille.bsky.social - stay tuned for her "meme-torial"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
Major consortium effort, led by @moorejille.bsky.social - stay tuned for her "meme-torial"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@berkeleylab.lbl.gov @biosci.lbl.gov
A new custom-designed small-batch chemical reactor designed by researchers at the ABPDU, JBEI, and the Engineering Division’s Engineering Small Project Support team will help bridge a critical gap in testing new chemistry processes before scaling them up.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
A new custom-designed small-batch chemical reactor designed by researchers at the ABPDU, JBEI, and the Engineering Division’s Engineering Small Project Support team will help bridge a critical gap in testing new chemistry processes before scaling them up.
biosciences.lbl.gov/2025/12/11/c...
biosciences.lbl.gov/2025/12/11/c...
2025 Berkeley Lab Early Career Director's Award recipient Kateryna Zhalnina discusses her career path and what she's learned about how to be a successful researcher: research.lbl.gov/2025/12/10/e...
View her top 4 tips 👇
#BioEGSB
View her top 4 tips 👇
#BioEGSB
January 6, 2026 at 9:04 PM
2025 Berkeley Lab Early Career Director's Award recipient Kateryna Zhalnina discusses her career path and what she's learned about how to be a successful researcher: research.lbl.gov/2025/12/10/e...
View her top 4 tips 👇
#BioEGSB
View her top 4 tips 👇
#BioEGSB
Happy holidays to those who celebrate and best wishes for a peaceful close to 2025! We'll be back in the new year with more exciting science solutions that @berkeleylab.lbl.gov is bringing to the world.
December 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Happy holidays to those who celebrate and best wishes for a peaceful close to 2025! We'll be back in the new year with more exciting science solutions that @berkeleylab.lbl.gov is bringing to the world.
Revisit one of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Big Science Stories of 2025: a new "pee-cycling" process using a modified yeast to produce a material from urine that can used to repair bones and teeth. go.lbl.gov/osteoyeast
#BioEGSB| @jgi.doe.gov | @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov
#BioEGSB| @jgi.doe.gov | @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov
December 22, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Revisit one of @berkeleylab.lbl.gov's Big Science Stories of 2025: a new "pee-cycling" process using a modified yeast to produce a material from urine that can used to repair bones and teeth. go.lbl.gov/osteoyeast
#BioEGSB| @jgi.doe.gov | @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov
#BioEGSB| @jgi.doe.gov | @molecularfoundry.lbl.gov
Congrats to #BioEGSB affiliate scientist Ben Rubin and team on publication of @therubinlab.bsky.social's first lead paper!
New in Nucleic Acids Research from the Rubin Lab — OriGen, a language model that can generate plasmid origins of replication. 🔄🦠 The model makes sequences that are remarkably different from wild type origins, yet still replicate in vivo. Read here: https://ow.ly/jjOt50XIBxb
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Congrats to #BioEGSB affiliate scientist Ben Rubin and team on publication of @therubinlab.bsky.social's first lead paper!
🦠 Can microbes help with contamination cleanup? To find out, our researchers investigated the genes and traits of Iodidimonas, a bacterial group common in systems that treat produced water left over from oil and gas production. Read more: go.lbl.gov/Iodidimonas
@eesaberkeleylab.bsky.social
@eesaberkeleylab.bsky.social
Examining the Role of Bacteria in Produced Water Treatment - Biosciences Area
Bacteria found in water leftover from oil and gas extraction can help inform the biological treatment of wastewater.
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December 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
🦠 Can microbes help with contamination cleanup? To find out, our researchers investigated the genes and traits of Iodidimonas, a bacterial group common in systems that treat produced water left over from oil and gas production. Read more: go.lbl.gov/Iodidimonas
@eesaberkeleylab.bsky.social
@eesaberkeleylab.bsky.social
Scientists @jbei.lbl.gov are helping speed up plant engineering with a new technology called ENTRAP-seq, which can screen thousands of gene regulators for plants simultaneously. Read more: go.lbl.gov/ENTRAP-seq
#BioEGSB | @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
#BioEGSB | @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
December 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Scientists @jbei.lbl.gov are helping speed up plant engineering with a new technology called ENTRAP-seq, which can screen thousands of gene regulators for plants simultaneously. Read more: go.lbl.gov/ENTRAP-seq
#BioEGSB | @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
#BioEGSB | @berkeleylab.lbl.gov
Combining light, chemistry, and automation, Volumetric Imaging via Photochemical Sectioning (VIPS), developed by #BioMBIB's Gokul Upadhyayula and @uicbios.bsky.social's Ruixuan Gao, makes it possible to see nanoscale details deep inside intact, whole-mount tissues. Read more: go.lbl.gov/VIPS
December 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Combining light, chemistry, and automation, Volumetric Imaging via Photochemical Sectioning (VIPS), developed by #BioMBIB's Gokul Upadhyayula and @uicbios.bsky.social's Ruixuan Gao, makes it possible to see nanoscale details deep inside intact, whole-mount tissues. Read more: go.lbl.gov/VIPS
We are hiring! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!
The @jgi.doe.gov has an opening for a Bioinformatician to join the Synthetic Biology Group. Ian Blaby is the Hiring Manager.
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The @jgi.doe.gov has an opening for a Bioinformatician to join the Synthetic Biology Group. Ian Blaby is the Hiring Manager.
jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/bioinfo...
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
We are hiring! Come join #TeamBioSci and help us bring science solutions to the world @berkeleylab.lbl.gov!
The @jgi.doe.gov has an opening for a Bioinformatician to join the Synthetic Biology Group. Ian Blaby is the Hiring Manager.
jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/bioinfo...
The @jgi.doe.gov has an opening for a Bioinformatician to join the Synthetic Biology Group. Ian Blaby is the Hiring Manager.
jobs.lbl.gov/jobs/bioinfo...
What if better food, fabrics, and more could be grown in a lab? Biomanufacturing experts are leading the way in scaling-up synthetics for items you rely on every day. Learn how precision fermentation can power the future of products in your home. Watch the video: vimeo.com/1121969286/8...
Science Power-up: Where Biomanufacturing Can Take Us This Century
Deepti Tanjore, biomanufacturing expert and Director of the Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Process Development Unit (ABPDU), shares how scale-up technologies…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What if better food, fabrics, and more could be grown in a lab? Biomanufacturing experts are leading the way in scaling-up synthetics for items you rely on every day. Learn how precision fermentation can power the future of products in your home. Watch the video: vimeo.com/1121969286/8...
X-ray diffraction data collected at #BioMBIB beamlines at the @als.lbl.gov revealed the structure of a new compound that targets a key enzyme in the cell membrane of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. Led by @tamu.bsky.social & @scripps.edu. @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Read more: go.lbl.gov/TB
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 PM
X-ray diffraction data collected at #BioMBIB beamlines at the @als.lbl.gov revealed the structure of a new compound that targets a key enzyme in the cell membrane of the bacterium responsible for tuberculosis. Led by @tamu.bsky.social & @scripps.edu. @berkeleylab.lbl.gov Read more: go.lbl.gov/TB
The ABPDU Chang Dou and #BioBSE's Blake Simmons were honored at the recent AIChE Annual Meeting—Dou with the 2025 Shining Star Award for volunteerism, and Simmons with the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Bio-Engineering Division 15A plenary award.
November 25, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The ABPDU Chang Dou and #BioBSE's Blake Simmons were honored at the recent AIChE Annual Meeting—Dou with the 2025 Shining Star Award for volunteerism, and Simmons with the Food, Pharmaceutical, and Bio-Engineering Division 15A plenary award.