BERAC Meeting Teleconference Meeting April 3, 2008

BERAC Meeting Teleconference Meeting
April 3, 2008

Presentations

DOE Perspective, Raymond L. Orbach, Under Secretary for Science

Highlights

Pyrocumulonimbus clouds are intense, fire-induced thunderstorms that inject significant amounts of aerosols and gases into the atmosphere.

Modeling Storm Clouds Caused by Extreme Wildfires

A new study integrates fire processes into an Earth system model to help scientists simulate and better understand the impacts of pyrocumulonimbus clouds.

The final version of the redesigned drug binds tightly to the main COVID-19 protease, an enzyme the virus needs to multiply. The drug’s structure is effective even against mutated forms that resist other treatments.

Redesigned Hepatitis C Drug Becomes a Powerful New Treatment for COVID-19

Scientists transformed an old drug into a potent COVID-19 treatment effective against drug-resistant variants.