BERAC Meeting, October 6-7, 2011, Rockville, MD

BERAC Meeting
October 6-7, 2011
Rockville, MD

Agenda

Presentations

Sharlene Weatherwax, State of BER Report

Gary Geernaert, Climate and Environmental Sciences Division Update

Todd Anderson, Biological Systems Science Division Update

Susan Hubbard, Science Talk – Geophysical Signatures of Subsurface Microbially-Mediated Processes: Toward Quantification of In-Situ Ecosystem Functioning

William Brinkman, Comments from the Director, Office of Science

Dan Bush, BSSD COV report

Dan Hitchcock, ASCR Overview

Roland Hirsch, Structural Biology Report

Pablo Rabinowicz, Biosystems Design Report

Wanda Ferrell (report presented by Dorothy Koch), GoAmazon Report

Highlights

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A petri plate with bacterial colonies.

Researchers Use Vitamins to Decode Complex Interactions in the Soil Microbiome

Nutrients related to vitamin B12 influence microbial growth and reshape soil microbiomes.

Artist’s representation of camelina seeds with contrasting seed coat colors and oil amounts. Disruption of the TT8 gene in camelina changed the regular brown seed color to light yellow and enhanced oil accumulation.

Engineered Yellow-Seeded Camelina Packs More Oil

Scientists use gene editing to create a yellow-seeded camelina that may boost oil yield.

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