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US Department of Energy Office of Science Office of Biological and Environmental Research -- Biological and Environmental Research Program The Office of Biological and Environmental Research manages The Department's Biological and Environmental Research (BER) program. BER's extraordinary legacy spans 50 years and includes these four areas:
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The mission of the BER program is to develop the knowledge needed to identify, understand, and anticipate the long-term health and environmental consequences of energy production, development, and use. This mission is carried out through the program's support of peer-reviewed research at DOE National Laboratories, universities, and private institutions. The research is also designed to provide science in support of the Energy Policy Act of 1992.
The BER vision it to bring revolutionary solutions to energy-related biomedical and environmental challenges.
Aristides Patrinos, Associate Director
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