Current BERAC Charges

BERAC is charged to consider strategies to increase BER’s international research competitiveness.

Charge Letter dated October 8, 2020

BERAC is charged to assemble a Committee of Visitors to assess the processes used by the Biological Systems Science Division (BSSD), including BSSD user facilities and programs, for fiscal years 2017, 2018, and 2019.

Charge Letter dated October 25, 2019

Highlights

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Synthetic Genetic Circuits Reprogram Plant Roots

Scientists use engineered gene circuits in plants to control gene expression and root architecture.

Microbes in Arctic Soils Are Primed to React to Climate Change

Microbes in Arctic soils are equipped to respond rapidly to the diverse effects of ongoing permafrost thaw.

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