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New tool cracks microbial defense codes for faster, precise bioengineering
- February 10, 2026 at 12:40 AM
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Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed software that reduces the time needed for a key task in the development of custom microbes from a week to just hours. The new tool cracks a key defense mechanism of microorganisms, expediting the creation of microbes with desired traits for the production of new biofuels and other valuable products for the bioeconomy.
Originally published at Phys.org