All Huimin Zhao articles
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NewsNSF to invest $5 million to Biofoundries project
The U.S. National Science Foundation and partner agencies in the U.S., Canada, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Korea (ROK), and the United Kingdom have announced funding awards in their Global Centers competition. One of the centers, the Reliable and Scalable Biofoundries for Biomanufacturing and Global Bioeconomy, includes researchers from the ...
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News$14.8 million grant supports Illinois-Singapore partnership on precision fermentation for food
The team has received a five-year, $14.8 million-dollar grant to develop the Centre for Precision Fermentation and Sustainability (PreFerS), focusing on enhancing the reliable, cost-effective production of safe, nutritious, and appetizing foods.
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NewsScientists discover alternative base modification for mRNA therapeutics
Researchers have incorporated a newly discovered base, called base Z, into mRNA to create Z-mRNA that has improved translational capacity, decreased cytotoxicity and drastically reduced immunogenicity compared to unmodified mRNA.
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NewsAcid-tolerant yeast engineered to produce valuable organic acid from plants
Researchers have engineered an acid-tolerant yeast to economically produce succinic acid, a key chemical in food, agricultural and pharmaceutical products, savings on money and emissions.
