Meetings

Next BERAC Meeting

The next BERAC Meeting will be the Fall Meeting to be held on October 24 and 25, 2024 in Hybrid format with an online portion through zoom and an in-person portion open to the public at Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center; 5701 Marinelli Rd, Rockville, MD 20852.

If you have any questions or need a reasonable accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act for this event, please send a request to Andrew Flatness at Andrew.Flatness@science.doe.gov, 2 weeks prior to the event.

Highlights

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Scientists engineered strains of Novosphingobium aromaticivorans to produce carotenoids, organic pigments that give carrots and salmon their colors and that are a popular nutritional supplement.

Multitasking Microbes Could Improve Biofuel Economics

Genetically modified bacteria brews two valuable products from underutilized plant fiber, potentially reducing fossil fuel use.

Artist’s representation of bacteriophages, the most abundant biological entities on earth. Researchers used a new CRISPR-based technology to characterize two model phages and demonstrate the potential to extend the approach to diverse phages.

Deciphering the Functions Encoded in Phage Genomes

Scientists create a genome-wide map of gene activity in bacteriophages.