Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee
March 03-04, 2014

Presentations:

Sharlene Weatherwax - Office of Biological and Environmental Research Update

Todd Anderson - Biological Systems Science Division Update

Gary Geernaert - Climate and Environmental Sciences Division Update

James Hack - Some Climate and Computing Challenges and Opportunities on the Path to Exascale

Gary Geernaert - BER Response to the CESD COV Report

Victoria Orphan - Space, The Final Frontier: Quantifying How Uncultured Cells Experience Their Microbial Neighborhood During Cooperative Methane-Oxidation

Jonathan Male - Bioenergy Technologies Office

Highlights

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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.

Pseudomonas putida is a useful microorganism for producing the sustainable aviation fuel precursor isoprenol due to its ability to use renewable sources of carbon.

For Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Researchers Engineer a Promising Microorganism for Precursor Production

Pseudomonas putida uses cheap plant biomass as a carbon source to make the precursor isoprenol.

Biological and Environmental Research Advisory CommitteeMarch 03-04, 2014

Deciphering the Functions Encoded in Phage Genomes

For Sustainable Aviation Fuel, Researchers Engineer a Promising Microorganism for Precursor Production

Biological and Environmental Research Advisory Committee
March 03-04, 2014